Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity—The Setting of a Lingering Global Crisis

Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity—The Setting of a Lingering Global Crisis

Climate change has created potential major threats to global biodiversity. The multiple components of climate change are projected to affect all pillars of biodiversity, from genes over species to biome level. Of particular concerns are “tipping points” where the exceedance of ecosystem thresholds w...

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Main Authors: Katharina Stein, Fitria Rinawati, André Lindner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-03-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
climate change
biodiversity
ecosystem functioning
ecosystem services
tipping point
tropical forests
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/5/1/114

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