Report finds climate change already having major effects on ecosystems, species
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 07:20
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—Plant and animal species are shifting their geographic ranges and the timing of their life events – such as flowering, laying eggs or migrating – at faster rates than researchers documented just a few years ago, according to a technical report on biodiversity and ecosystems used as scientific input for the 2013 Third National Climate Assessment.