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Forest fragmentation triggers 'ecological Armageddon'
2013-09-26 21:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Species affected by rainforest fragmentation are likely to be wiped out more quickly than previously thought, scientists have warned. A study found that some small mammal species on forest islands, created by a hydroelectric reservoir, in Thailand became extinct in just five years. It also showed that populations in the fragmented habitats were also at risk from another threat - invasive species. The findings have been published in the journal Science. Results showed that almost all small...
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Announcing the Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Collection
2013-08-05 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PLos Blogs: The ecological impacts of climate change are broad and diverse, and include alterations to species range limits, plant phenology and growth, carbon and nutrient cycling, as well as biodiversity and extinction risk. Recent PLOS articles have used a variety of experimental and observational approaches to examine these subjects. Identifying at-risk regions, taxa, and species is a critical first step in adaptation and conservation efforts. A study by Mouillot et al. suggested that rare species are...
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Pope Francis Raises Hopes for an Ecological Church
2013-03-23 00:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: The new pope's choice of the name Francis, to honour the Catholic Church's patron saint of animals and the environment, has awakened the hopes of ecologists and others who are concerned about rampant consumerism and the deterioration of the planet. In 1979, then Pope John Paul II proclaimed St. Francis of Assisi (1181/1182-1226) the patron saint of ecologists. In his first mass as pope, on Mar. 19, Jorge Bergoglio said: "Let us be protectors of creation, protectors of God`s plan inscribed in nature,...
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Warming Lakes: Climate Change Threatens the Ecological Stability of Lake Tanganyika
2013-03-07 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Tropical lakes in East Africa dont grab headlines the way polar bears do, but climate change is having an effect on them, too. Although the changes are not as visible as melting polar ice caps, they are no less real. As in many lakes around the world, water temperature is on the rise in Lake Tanganyika. This and other climate-related factors are causing subtle but significant changes that threaten the ecological stability of the lake and the livelihoods of people who depend on it. With air...
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Warnings of global ecological tipping points may be overstated
2013-03-06 00:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: There's little evidence that the Earth is nearing a global ecological tipping point, according to a new Trends in Ecology and Evolution paper that is bound to be controversial. The authors argue that despite numerous warnings that the Earth is headed toward an ecological tipping point due to environmental stressors, such as habitat loss or climate change, it's unlikely this will occur anytime soon-at least not on land. The paper comes with a number of caveats, including that a global tipping point...
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