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New Survey Suggests 50% Bird Species to Lose Geographic Range Across Three Climate Change Scenarios

Over 50% of nearly 600 surveyed bird species may lose more than half of their current geographic range across three climate change scenarios through the end of the century in North America, according to a study published September 2, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Gary Langham and colleagues from the National Audubon Society.

4 Sep 2015

Study Suggests Solid Bacteria and Animal Species Below Ground Play Key Role in Regulating Ecosystem Functions

Although most of the world's biodiversity is below ground, surprisingly little is known about how it affects ecosystems or how it will be affected by climate change. A new study demonstrates that soil bacteria and the richness of animal species belowground play a key role in regulating a whole suite of ecosystem functions on Earth. The authors call for far more attention to this overlooked world of worms, bugs and bacteria in the soil.

4 Sep 2015

Study on Ancient Cooling Period, Younger Dyras Could Throw Light on Future Climate Change

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found that a well-known period of abrupt climate change 12,000 years ago occurred rapidly in northern latitudes but much more gradually in equatorial regions, a discovery that could prove important for understanding and responding to future climate change.

4 Sep 2015

Biomass of Fish Plays an Important Role in Protecting Coral Reef Ecosystems

A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) has found that coral reef diversity 'hotspots' in the southwestern Indian Ocean rely more on the biomass of fish than where they are located, a conclusion that has major implications for management decisions to protect coral reef ecosystems.

3 Sep 2015

European Marine Board Position Paper Released - ‘Delving Deeper: Critical Challenges for 21st Century Deep-Sea Research.’

A new European Marine Board paper calls for major progress in deep-sea research to underpin future management and exploitation of living and non-living deep-sea resources.

2 Sep 2015

Increasing High-Decibel Seismic Surveys Pose Threat to Marine Life – Researchers Recommend Setting of International Standards

As governments and industries expand their use of high-decibel seismic surveys to explore the ocean bottom for resources, experts from eight universities and environmental organizations are calling for new global standards and mitigation strategies.

2 Sep 2015

Climate Change Could Cause Ocean Bacteria Trichodesmium Into Overdrive Resulting in Irreversible Damage

Imagine being in a car with the gas pedal stuck to the floor, heading toward a cliff's edge. Metaphorically speaking, that's what climate change will do to the key group of ocean bacteria known as Trichodesmium, scientists have discovered.

2 Sep 2015

NASA’s Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment to Study Impact of Climate Change on Arctic and Boreal Ecosystems

As part of a broad effort to study the environmental and societal effects of climate change, NASA has begun a multi-year field campaign to investigate ecological impacts of the rapidly changing climate in Alaska and northwestern Canada, such as the thawing of permafrost, wildfires and changes to wildlife habitats.

2 Sep 2015

University of Exeter Research Observes Strange and Abrupt Ecosystem Shifts in the North Pacific

Longer, less frequent climate fluctuations may be contributing to abrupt and unexplained ecosystem shifts in the North Pacific, according to a study by the University of Exeter.

1 Sep 2015

NCEAS Study Estimates Consumption of Plastics by Almost All Seabirds

Plastic debris in the ocean has been an environmental issue for almost half a century. Now, for the first time, scientists can predict the global impact of plastics on avian marine species -- and it isn't pretty.

1 Sep 2015

Ecosystems News

New Survey Suggests 50% Bird Species to Lose Geographic Range Across Three Climate Change Scenarios

Study Suggests Solid Bacteria and Animal Species Below Ground Play Key Role in Regulating Ecosystem Functions

Study on Ancient Cooling Period, Younger Dyras Could Throw Light on Future Climate Change

Biomass of Fish Plays an Important Role in Protecting Coral Reef Ecosystems

European Marine Board Position Paper Released - ‘Delving Deeper: Critical Challenges for 21st Century Deep-Sea Research.’

Increasing High-Decibel Seismic Surveys Pose Threat to Marine Life – Researchers Recommend Setting of International Standards

Climate Change Could Cause Ocean Bacteria Trichodesmium Into Overdrive Resulting in Irreversible Damage

NASA’s Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment to Study Impact of Climate Change on Arctic and Boreal Ecosystems

University of Exeter Research Observes Strange and Abrupt Ecosystem Shifts in the North Pacific

NCEAS Study Estimates Consumption of Plastics by Almost All Seabirds

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