Scientists See Big Impacts on U.S. Ecosystems from Global Warming

dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com 19 Dec '12, 3pm

Scientists See Big Impacts on U.S. Ecosystems from Global Warming

Biodiversity and ecosystems are already more stressed than at any comparable period of human history. Climate change almost always exacerbates the problems caused by other environmental stressors including: land use change and the consequent habitat fragmentation and degradation; extraction of timber, fish, water, and other resources; biological disturbance such as the introduction of non-native invasive species, disease, and pests; and chemical, heavy metal, and nutrient pollution. As a corollary, one mechanism for reducing the negative impacts of climate change is a reduction in other stressors. Climate change is causing many species to shift their geographical ranges, distributions, and phenologies at faster rates than previously thought. Changes in terrestrial plant and animal species ranges are shifting the location and extent of biomes, and altering ecosystem structu...

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Good summary by @Revkin on how scientists see big impacts on U.S. ecosystems from global warming. [link] #climate
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[link] Here's my question: how do we better integrate ourselves into ecosystems that are changing under our feet?
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Excellent summary of new National Climate Assessment report on global warming's impacts on ecosystems in @dotearth [link]
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RT @msanclem: Ecosystem services we depend on like water and soil for food production are feeling big climate impacts. [link]
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Ecosystem services we depend on like water and soil for food production are feeling big climate impacts. [link]
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