Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystems
Service: Provide expert scientific consultation to study, predict, and mitigate the
effects of climate change.
The Science: As the result of anthropogenic increases of atmospheric carbon
dioxide from burning fossil fuels, along with release of other greenhouse gases, the
climate of the Earth is becoming markedly warmer. Widespread climate change is
causing associated far-reaching ecological changes that affect all aspects of
conservation, including shifts in habitat distribution, population dynamics, and
biogeochemical cycling.
Our Contribution: We conduct research and conservation planning to mitigate
impacts of climate change in diverse ecosystems. Our work contributes to
understanding climate influences on ecosystem structure and function, predicting
ecological consequences, and providing practical management solutions to protect
biodiversity and maintain ecosystem health.
More Information:
• Wikipedia Climate Change article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change
• Climate Change at the National Academies:
http://dels.nas.edu/basc/climate-change
Learn more on our Climate Change and Conservation of Montane Ecosystems page
Service: Provide expert scientific consultation to study, predict, and mitigate the
effects of climate change.
The Science: As the result of anthropogenic increases of atmospheric carbon
dioxide from burning fossil fuels, along with release of other greenhouse gases, the
climate of the Earth is becoming markedly warmer. Widespread climate change is
causing associated far-reaching ecological changes that affect all aspects of
conservation, including shifts in habitat distribution, population dynamics, and
biogeochemical cycling.
Our Contribution: We conduct research and conservation planning to mitigate
impacts of climate change in diverse ecosystems. Our work contributes to
understanding climate influences on ecosystem structure and function, predicting
ecological consequences, and providing practical management solutions to protect
biodiversity and maintain ecosystem health.
More Information:
• Wikipedia Climate Change article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change
• Climate Change at the National Academies:
http://dels.nas.edu/basc/climate-change
Learn more on our Climate Change and Conservation of Montane Ecosystems page
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Breshears, D.D., N.S. Cobb, P.M. Rich, K.P. Price, C.D. Allen, R.G. Balice, W.H.
Romme, J.H. Kastens., M.L. Floyd, J. Belnap, J.J. Anderson, O.B. Myers, and C.W.
Meyer. 2005. Regional vegetation die-off in response to global-change type
drought. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102(42):15144-15148.
pdf
Van de Ven, C.M., S.B. Weiss, and W.G. Ernst. 2007. Plant species distributions
under current conditions and forecasted for warmer climates in an arid mountain
range. Earth Interactions 11:1-33. pdf
Breshears, D.D., N.S. Cobb, P.M. Rich, K.P. Price, C.D. Allen, R.G. Balice, W.H.
Romme, J.H. Kastens., M.L. Floyd, J. Belnap, J.J. Anderson, O.B. Myers, and C.W.
Meyer. 2005. Regional vegetation die-off in response to global-change type
drought. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102(42):15144-15148.
Van de Ven, C.M., S.B. Weiss, and W.G. Ernst. 2007. Plant species distributions
under current conditions and forecasted for warmer climates in an arid mountain
range. Earth Interactions 11:1-33. pdf
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