Turning Up the Heat: How Global Warming Threatens Life in the SeaDIANE Publishing, 1999 - 47 pages Discusses current predictions of global climate change & synthesizes scientific evidence of the likely impacts of global climate change on some species & ecosystems. Chapters: global climate change & the oceans: sea level rise, wind patterns, deep-ocean circulation patterns, ocean stratification & primary productivity, & natural climate variability; lessons from El Nino & decadal variation; evidence of impacts on marine life: impacts in polar regions, coral reefs, shifts in species' distribution & the fate of Pacific Salmon, seabirds & marine mammals, & disease & harmful algal blooms; conclusion; & literature cited. |
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... atmosphere are so closely coupled , warming tem- peratures will be accompanied by numerous other changes in the physical characteristics of the ocean , which will also affect marine life . For example , sea level rise resulting from the ...
... atmosphere are so closely coupled , warming tem- peratures will be accompanied by numerous other changes in the physical characteristics of the ocean , which will also affect marine life . For example , sea level rise resulting from the ...
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... atmospheric pressures in the Pacific Pacific . Many of the changes that occur in the east- ern Pacific during El Niño are similar to those pre- dicted by recent climate models of global warm- ing . Impacts from the severe El Niño in ...
... atmospheric pressures in the Pacific Pacific . Many of the changes that occur in the east- ern Pacific during El Niño are similar to those pre- dicted by recent climate models of global warm- ing . Impacts from the severe El Niño in ...
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... atmospheric CO , alter water chemistry and re- duce the calcification rate , and hence density , of coral skeletons . Some scientists believe that calci- fication probably already has decreased on some reefs , and predict that ...
... atmospheric CO , alter water chemistry and re- duce the calcification rate , and hence density , of coral skeletons . Some scientists believe that calci- fication probably already has decreased on some reefs , and predict that ...
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... atmosphere are ex- pected to be at their highest for at least the preced- ing 50 million years . 3. Salmon and other Fishes Many fish species are sensitive to temperature , shifting their distribution in response to seasonal or annual ...
... atmosphere are ex- pected to be at their highest for at least the preced- ing 50 million years . 3. Salmon and other Fishes Many fish species are sensitive to temperature , shifting their distribution in response to seasonal or annual ...
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... atmosphere and play a major role in shaping our climate on Earth . De- spite all of this the impacts of global climate change on marine biodiversity have rarely been consid- ered . Yet recent scientific studies strongly sug- gest that ...
... atmosphere and play a major role in shaping our climate on Earth . De- spite all of this the impacts of global climate change on marine biodiversity have rarely been consid- ered . Yet recent scientific studies strongly sug- gest that ...
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Page 11 - Nevertheless, the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.
Page 35 - the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate...
Page 36 - STEVF.NINCK. 1984. Densities of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum before and after mass mortalities on the coral reefs of Curacao. Mar.
Page 38 - J. (1998). The relationship between increasing sea-surface temperature and the northward spread of Perkinsus marinus (Dermo) disease epizootics in oysters. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 46, 587-97.
Page 22 - Satellite, operated and controlled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the US Department of Commerce, a satellite environmental data collection capability will become available to meet national requirements.
Page 38 - Simulated sea level change alters anatomy, physiology, growth, and reproduction of red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle L.). Oecologia...
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Page 45 - Released by the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, US Department of State, March 5, 1999.
Page 35 - ... [t]here is no known geologic precedent for the transfer of carbon from the Earth's crust to atmospheric carbon dioxide, in quantities comparable to the burning of fossil fuels, without simultaneous changes in other parts of the carbon cycle and climate system. This close coupling between atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate suggests that a change in one would in all likelihood be accompanied by a change in the other.