Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change
- 11 September 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 325 (5946), 1355-1358
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1173113
Abstract
Assessing the Arctic: The Arctic is experiencing some of the most rapid climate change currently under way across the globe, but consequent ecological responses have not been widely reported. At the close of the Fourth International Polar Year, Post et al. (p. 1355 ) review observations on ecological impacts in this sensitive region. The widespread changes occurring in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems, presage changes at lower latitudes that will affect natural resources, food production, and future climate buffering.Keywords
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