Title
Intact ecosystems provide best defence against climate change
Author(s)
Martin, T. G.;Watson, J. E. M.
Published
2016
Publisher
Nature Climate Change
Published Version DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2918
Abstract
Climate change is affecting people and nature across every continent and ocean1. Changes in rainfall, snow and ice melt are impacting water resources in terms of quality and quantity. Drought, crop failure and poor yield, and human heat-related stress and mortality are increasing in frequency. Sea-level rise is displacing coastal and island communities through storm surges and saltwater incursion, and deglaciation and range shifts of species on land and sea are leading to loss of ecosystems and creation of new and different ecological communities.
Keywords
adaptation;risk;Environmental Sciences & Ecology;Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

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