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Author(s):
Watson JEM
Year:
2014
Journal:
Conservation Letters. 7 (1): 2-Jan
Source:
- Publisher http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/conl.12083
Abstract:
The consequences for biodiversity of human-driven climate change cannot be ignored. The rate at which the earth is warming is accelerating, and it is likely to take centuries for the climate system to sync back to a natural climate cycle, regardless of the mitigation policies implemented. The quantity of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere is such that climate change can now no longer be considered a ‘future threat’. Across the planet we are already witnessing, among other things, change in species’ phenology, distributions and abundance, mass coral bleaching events, changes in fire frequency, and the loss of ecosystems due to rapid de-glaciation and sea-level rise.
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Ecosystem Change, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster
- Ecosystem Change, Extreme Weather-Related Event or Disaster: Drought, Flood
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General Geographic Feature
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Global or Unspecified Location
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General Health Impact
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Commentary/Opinion
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Adaptation, Communication
- Adaptation, Communication: Adaptation Co-Benefit/Co-Harm
- Adaptation, Communication: Policymaker