When nature loses its cool. [How climatic change is affecting species diversity and what can be done]
Journal Article
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· World Watch; (United States)
OSTI ID:6656263
Species loss, already a thousand times above normal rates, promises to get far worse when the effects of global warming - rising sea levels and climate change - begin in earnest. Only a two pronged stragegy - aggressive efforts to stabilize the climate matched by preparations for the inevidable changes - can give species a decent shot at surviving the coming decades. Site specific research remains crucial to predicting the impacts of global warming and learning how to help ecosystems and species adapt. Only by making diversity a concern on all landscapes, can the migrations of species and communities be accommodated and the options to deal with unpredictable change be retained.
- OSTI ID:
- 6656263
- Journal Information:
- World Watch; (United States), Journal Name: World Watch; (United States) Vol. 5:5; ISSN 0896-0615; ISSN WOWAEE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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540120 -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CLIMATES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GREENHOUSE GASES
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
LEVELS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
SEA LEVEL
SPECIES DIVERSITY
UNITED NATIONS
540120 -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CLIMATES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GREENHOUSE GASES
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
LEVELS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
SEA LEVEL
SPECIES DIVERSITY
UNITED NATIONS