Wednesday, October 09, 2013

Terrestrial Ecosystems at Risk of Major Shifts as Temperatures Increase

This image shows simulated ecosystem change by 2100, depending on the degree of global temperature increase: 2 degrees Celsius (upper image) or five degrees Celsius (lower image) above preindustrial levels. (Credit: Ostberg et al., 2013) Click to enlarge.
Over 80% of the world's ice-free land is at risk of profound ecosystem transformation by 2100, a new study reveals.  "Essentially, we would be leaving the world as we know it," says a researcher who studied the critical impacts of climate change on landscapes.

Terrestrial Ecosystems at Risk of Major Shifts as Temperatures Increase
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)