The added complications of climate change: Understanding and managing biodiversity and ecosystems
Ecosystems around the world are already threatened by land-use and land-cover change, extraction of natural resources, biological disturbances, and pollution. These environmental stressors have been the primary source of ecosystem degradation to date, and climate change is now exacerbating some of their effects. Ecosystems already under stress are likely to have more rapid and acute reactions to climate change; it is therefore useful to understand how multiple stresses will interact, especially as the magnitude of climate change increases. Understanding these interactions could be critically important in the design of climate adaptation strategies, especially because actions taken by other sectors (eg energy, agriculture, transportation) to address climate change may create new ecosystem stresses.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2013 |
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Title | The added complications of climate change: Understanding and managing biodiversity and ecosystems |
DOI | 10.1890/120275 |
Authors | Amanda Staudt, Allison K. Leidner, Jennifer Howard, Kate A. Brauman, Jeffrey S. Dukes, Lara J. Hansen, Craig P. Paukert, John L. Sabo, Luis A. Solorzano |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment |
Index ID | 70159044 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Coop Res Unit Atlanta; National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center; National Climate Adaptation Science Center |