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Insights On Climate Change and Species Interactions
2013-05-22 16:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: UCLA life scientists provide important new details on how climate change will affect interactions between species in research published online May 21 in the Journal of Animal Ecology. This knowledge, they say, is critical to making accurate predictions and informing policymakers of how species are likely to be impacted by rising temperatures. "There is a growing recognition among biologists that climate change is affecting how species interact with one another, and that this is going to have very...
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Climate change to halve habitat for over 10,000 common species
2013-05-13 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Even as concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in human history last week, a new study in Nature Climate Change warns that thousands of the world's common species will suffer grave habitat loss under climate change. "While there has been much research on the effect of climate change on rare and endangered species, little has been known about how an increase in global temperature will affect more common species," says lead author Rachel...
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One-third of animal species will be hit by climate change, scientists warn
2013-05-13 11:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: One-third of common land animals could see dramatic losses this century because of climate change, scientists predict. More than half of plants could be hit the same way as habitats become unsuitable for numerous species. The collapse of ecosystems would have major economic impacts on agriculture, air quality, clean water access, and tourism. Global temperatures are set to rise 4C above preindustrial levels by 2100 if nothing is done to stem greenhouse gas emissions. This could have a...
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On the Brink: Climate Change Endangers Common Species
2013-05-12 19:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: A wide variety of plants and animals are likely to become much less common if something isn't done to avert the worst effects of a warming climate, new research suggests. Under a "business as usual" scenario, where greenhouse gas emissions aren't significantly reduced, about 50 percent of plants and one-third of animals are likely to vanish from half of the places they are now found by 2080, said Rachel Warren, a researcher at the University of East Anglia in England. These losses could lead to...
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Keystone species could cause ecosystem to collapse
2013-04-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MSN: There are certain animals worldwide that hold a heavier sway in the balance of ecosystems, and they were dubbed "keystone species" in 1969 by American zoology professor Robert T. Paine. The theory is that like the wedge-shaped keystone (or headstone) that locks together all the pieces used in an architectural arch, there are species that keep certain ecosystems in together. Removal of the species can cause the eventual collapse of the ecosystem. Just a drop in the bucket of the keystone species...
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