Ecosystems
Alpine Lakes: Extreme Ecosystems under the Pressures of Global Change
Describes the sensitivity to environmental change of high mountain lakes, and assesses their use as early warning systems. Includes diagrams, graphs, references, and pictures. From…
Bering Sea Climate and Ecosystem
Essays on the relevance of weather, climate and fisheries to the ecosystem. Includes sea ice datasets, recent trends, maps, and photographs.
Climate Change and Global Glacier Decline
WWF paper that describes and explains glacier loss, and examines the risks posed to specific regions, habitats, and species. [PDF]
Climate Change and Wetlands
A paper by the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) of the Convention on Wetlands. Provides an overview of the importance and distribution of wetlands, and a detailed exami…
Environment Canada Ecosystem Information: The Pacific and Yukon Region
Includes state of the environment reporting, a dynamic set of environmental indicators, programs and reports on ecosystem science, monitoring, and research.
Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE) Project
Information from an International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) core project for research on responses to rising carbon dioxide levels and other perturbations.
The Fates of Low-Latitude Glaciers
Presentation by Lonnie G. Thompson of Ohio State University. Includes discussion of certainties and probabilities, photographic evidence, graphs, graphical representation of 20th c…
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