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Climate Change Impacts Might Be Worse in Tropics
An ecologist at Wake Forest University who has studied how tropical Peruvian forests are adapting to climate change, Miles Silman, and many other ecologists, have come to believe that climate change is likely to have an equal, indeed probably even … Continue reading
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Marine Ecosystems Will Deteriorate Soon From Carbon Dioxide – Studies
If carbon dioxide emissions don’t decrease soon, the complex fabric of marine ecosystems will begin fraying — and eventually unravel completely, two new studies conclude, reports Janet Raloff at ScienceNews. As the acidity of ocean water increases in response to … Continue reading
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Climate Change Reduces Genetic Diversity in Wildlife – Study
Global warming has forced alpine chipmunks in California to higher ground, prompting a startling decline in the species’ genetic diversity, researchers say, reports United Press International at UPI science news. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, say their study … Continue reading
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Warming Oceans Threaten Australian Seaweeds and Sea Life – Study
A recent study indicates that the warming ocean climate will cause one-quarter of Australia’s temperate seaweed species to face extinction by 2070, reports United Press International and Discovery News. Researchers found that temperate seaweed communities have become increasingly subtropical over … Continue reading
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Summer in November — in England
Nature is being fooled into flowering in a ‘second spring’ in November, reports Juliette Jowit at the London Guardian. Fruit, frogs, birds, insects, plants: they are all enjoying a warm autumn as the seasons go topsy-turvy. Ecologists are observing a … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, climate change, ecosystems, environment, extreme weather, global warming, nature, pollinators, warm weather
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