 | National Assessment Synthesis Team - 2000 - 162 pages
...to experience major species shifts or break up into a mosaic of grasslands, woodlands, and forests. The goods and services lost through the disappearance...impossible to replace. 4. Widespread water concerns _ Water is an issue in every region, but the nature of the vulnerabilities varies. Drought is an important... | |
 | 2002 - 278 pages
...natural ecosystems are likely to be costly or impossible to replace. Widespread water concerns arise — Water is an issue in every region, but the nature of the vulnerabilities varies. Drought is an important concern virtually everywhere. Floods and water quality are concerns in many... | |
 | David G. Victor - 2004 - 184 pages
...prime example of the need for and importance of adaptive responses is in the area of water resources. Water is an issue in every region, but the nature...each. Drought is an important concern in every region. Snowpack changes are especially important in the West, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska. Reasons for the... | |
 | David Savageau - 2007 - 674 pages
...to experience major species shifts or break up into a mosaic of grasslands, woodlands, and forests. The goods and services lost through the disappearance...are likely to be costly or impossible to replace. Widespread Drought Lack of water will be an ominous issue in every region. Especially vulnerable: the... | |
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... of climate change. A few, such as alpine meadows in the Rocky Mountains and some barrier islands, are likely to disappear entirely in some areas. Others, such as forests of the Southeast, are likely to experience major species shifts or break up into... 