Anthropogenic climate change has driven over 5 million km2 of drylands towards desertification

Anthropogenic climate change has altered primary productivity in Lake Superior

Anthropogenic climate change has the potential to alter many facets of Earth's freshwater resources, especially lacustrine ecosystems. The effects of anthropogenic changes in Lake Superior, which is Earth's largest freshwater lake by area, are not well documented (spatially or temporally) and predicted future states in response to climate change vary. Here we show that Lake Superior experienced...

Desertification-Climate Change Interactions – Mexico's Battle Against Desertification

Carbon in Drylands: Desertification, Climate Change and Carbon Finance a Unep-undp-unccd Technical Note for Prepared on Behalf of Unep by Unep-wcmc Technical Note: Carbon in Drylands -desertification, Climate Change and Carbon Finance

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Desertification and climate change—the Australian perspective

In Australia, desertification tends to be associated with land degradation in the rangelands. It results from unsustainable land use and the impact of European settlement, rather than changing climate. Desertification can, however, be exacerbated or triggered by climate variability. Some of the degradation occurred in the early stages of pastoral development but the problem has continued. The e...

Coral reef ecosystems and anthropogenic climate change

Coral reef ecosystems are among the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet. In addition to their value in terms of biodiversity, coral reefs provide food and resources for over 500 million people. Despite their importance, coral reefs are declining at a rapid rate (1–2% per year) as a result of a range of local (e.g., overexploitation of fisheries, declining water quality) and globa...