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Mapping Ecosystems Sensitivity to Climate Change
2016-02-18 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Forests, tundras, and alpine areas are some of the worlds most at-risk ecosystems to climate change, according to a new map published in the journal Nature. The study, led by scientists at the University of Bergen in Norway, used satellite data collected from 2000 to 2013 to examine how sensitive plants were to changes in air temperature, water availability, and cloud cover, down to a two-square-mile scale. The scientists used the results to create the Vegetation Sensitivity Indexa visual guide...
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