Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
ChApteR SIXteeN
Climate change and
sustainability of
biodiversity
M.K. Sarma, Sangeeta Baruah and
A.K. Sharma
Contents
Abstract
385
16.1 Biodiversity
386
16.2 Climate change
387
Causes of climate change
387
16.3 Impacts of climate change on biodiversity
387
Fossil-age context of biodiversity and
climate change
388
Present-day context
388
Direct impacts of climate change on biodiversity
389
Indirect impacts of climate change on biodiversity
391
Impact of climate change on specific ecosystems
391
Human activities add fuel to the biodiversity threat
394
Management of the biodiversity disaster caused
by climate change
395
Conclusion
396
Bibliography
396
Abstract
Changing climatic variables leading to threats for bio-
diversity include increasing CO
2
concentration, increas-
ing global temperature, altered precipitation pattern and
change in the pattern of extreme weather events such as
cyclones, fires or storms. The impact of climate change
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