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Canada's vast boreal forest a biodiversity hotspot
2013-05-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Philadelphia Inquirer: In case you missed it and forgot to send a card -- as did I -- Wednesday was the International Day for Biodiversity. What's biodiversity? Ask most people, and they think it's related to the number of species in a particular area. The more species, the more biodiversity. So, naturally, they think of places like the Amazon as being biodiversity strongholds. But a report from the Boreal Songbird Initiative and Ducks Unlimited begs to differ. They think other characteristics -- concentrations...
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As climate changes, boreal forests to shift north
2013-05-05 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: It's difficult to imagine how a degree or two of warming will affect a location. Will it rain less? What will happen to the area's vegetation? New Berkeley Lab research offers a way to envision a warmer future. It maps how Earth's myriad climates-and the ecosystems that depend on them-will move from one area to another as global temperatures rise. The approach foresees big changes for one of the planet's great carbon sponges. Boreal forests will likely shift north at a steady clip this century....
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