How Will Global Warming Change Ecosystems?
Global warming could be changing seasonal timing with profound consequences, according to analysis of 726 species of plants and animalsAs snow flurries continued to cause disruption across the country today, spring may feel further away than ever. But recent winters have been ending earlier than ever before, according to a new assessment of Britain's wildlife that reveals global warming could be disrupting the delicate balance of nature.The analysis confirms that spring and summer are occurring earlier, but also shows that this trend appears to be accelerating. The shift could pose problems for animals, birds and fish that rely on springtime flowering of plants to supply food for their young.Stephen Thackeray, a biologist at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Lancaster, who co-led the research said: "This is about the desynchronisation of events during the year. Animals and birds time their reproduction to coincide with periods when there will be an abundance of food. If changes mean there is not enough
How Will Global Warming Change Ecosystems?
It's reasonable to expect that plants and animals will respond to global warming, but how do you measure the change of an ecosystem that consists of hundred, maybe thousands of species?
Sun 14 Feb 10 from TIME
Season shifts 'alter food chains'
The earlier arrival of spring in the UK appears to be throwing food chains out of synchronisation, a study suggests.
Tue 9 Feb 10 from BBC News
Will earlier springs throw nature out of step?
The recent trend towards earlier UK springs and summers has been accelerating, according to a study published today (9 February 2010) in the scientific journal Global Change Biology.
Tue 9 Feb 10 from PhysOrg
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Study assesses effects of earlier springs
WALLINGFORD, England, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.K. scientists studying global change say they've found the trend toward earlier springs and summers has affected a wide range of plants and animals.
Tue 9 Feb 10 from UPI
Study assesses affects of earlier springs, Tue 9 Feb 10 from UPI
Earlier springs could destroy delicate balance of UK wildlife
Global warming could be changing seasonal timing with profound consequences, according to analysis of 726 species of plants and animalsAs snow flurries continued to cause disruption across the ...
Tue 9 Feb 10 from Guardian.co.uk
Spring comes 11 days early (at least that's what birthing British wildlife think)
Four out of five animals and plants are breeding earlier as spring arrives sooner, research has found.
Tue 9 Feb 10 from Daily Mail
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