In 2003, the Ecosystems Interagency Working Group EIWG of the US Climate Change Science Program CCSP convened a small group of scientists to plan a workshop and …
Understanding how species and ecosystems respond to climate change requires spatially and temporally rich data for a diverse set of species and habitats, combined with models that …
Global climate change has profound effects on biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. This chapter summarizes the existing state of knowledge on how climate …
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Current assessments of climate-change effects on ecosystems use two key approaches:(1) empirical synthesis and modeling of species range shifts and life-cycle processes that …
Three decades of research have demonstrated that biodiversity can promote the functioning of ecosystems. Yet, it is unclear whether the positive effects of biodiversity on ecosystem …
9.4 Summary and Conclusions In situ studies of communities suggest that the interactions between biodiversity, atmospheric CO 2 concentration, and C cycling are very complex …