Climate Change and Wild Species

Terry L. Root; Stephen H. Schneider; Rachel Warren; Jeff R. Price; Patricia R. Mastrandrea

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00394-4

Climate Change and Wild Species

Terry L. Root, Stephen H. Schneider, Rachel Warren, Jeff R. Price, Patricia R. Mastrandrea

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Abstract

Climate has varied on geological timescales, and ecological systems have responded. Atmospheric CO₂ has increased 36% and methane ~160% since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution (~1750), resulting in the globe warming ~0.85°C. Species are responding by rearranging their ranges. The increase of atmospheric CO₂ is causing oceans to become more acidic, decreasing the pH from 8.25 in 1750 to 8.15. This change is already affecting calcium-using species. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007a) projected that by 2100, the planet could warm between 1.1 and 6.4°C or higher above 1990s levels.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	79-99
Number of pages	21
Edition	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123847195
ISBN (Print)	9780123847201
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00394-4
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Animals
Climate history
Climate models
Exotic species
Extinction
Global change
Habitat change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Introduced species
IPCC
Nutrient loading
Over exploitation
Overharvesting
Plants
Pollution
Range change
Species

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Climate Change and Wild Species

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UN SDGs

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