Global Studies
CLIMATE CHANGE AND SPECIES / ECOSYSTEMS

Regional and Country-Level Studies

Africa

Malawi

Mkanda, Francis X. 1999. "Drought as an analogue climate change scenario for prediction of potential impacts on Malawi's wildlife habitats," Climate Research, Vol. 12, No 2-3, pp. 215-222. [ABSTRACT]

Asia

China

Chen, Xiongwen, "Modeling the Effects of Global Climatic Change at the Ecotone of Boreal Larch Forest and Temperate Forest in Northeast China," Climatic Change, Vol. 55, No. 1-2, October, pp. 77-97. [ABSTRACT]

Gao, Qiong, Mei Yu, and Xiusheng Yang. 2000. "An Analysis of Sensitivity of Terrestrial Ecosystems in China to Climatic Change Using Spatial Simulation," Climatic Change, Vol. 47, No. 4, December, pp. 373-400. [ABSTRACT]

Pakistan

Siddiqui, K. M., Iqbal Mohammad, and Mohammad Ayaz. 1999. "Forest ecosystem climate change impact assessment and adaptation strategies for Pakistan," Climate Research, Vol. 12, No. 2-3, pp. 195-203. [ABSTRACT]

India

Ravindranath, N.H., and R. Sukumar. 1998. "Climate Change and Tropical Forests in India," Climatic Change, Vol. 39, No. 2-3, July, pp. 563-581. [ABSTRACT]

Australasia

McGlone, Matt. 2001. Linkages Between Climate Change and Biodiversity in New Zealand. Landcare Research: Lincoln, New Zealand.
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Europe

Sukopp, Herbert and Angelika Wurzel. 2003. "The Effects of Climate Change on the Vegetation of Central European Cities," Urban Habitats, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 3-26. [ABSTRACT]
PDF: http://www.urbanhabitats.org/v01n01/climatechange_pdf.pdf

Theurillat, Jean-Paul and Antoine Guisan. 2001. "Potential Impact of Climate Change on Vegetation in the European Alps: A Review," Climatic Change, Vol. 50, No. 1-2, July, pp. 77-109. [ABSTRACT]

Estonia

Nilson, Artur, Andres Kiviste, Henn Korjus, Saadi Mihkelson, Ivar Etverk, and Tõnu Oja. 1999. "Impact of recent and future climate change on Estonian forestry and adaptation tools," Climate Research, Vol. 12, No. 2-3, pp. 205-214. [ABSTRACT]

Finland

Heli Peltola, Seppo Kellomäki, and Hannu Väisänen. 1999. "Model Computations of the Impact of Climatic Change on the Windthrow Risk of Trees," Climatic Change, Vol. 41, No. 1, January, pp. 17-36. [ABSTRACT]

Russia

Krankina, O. N., R. K. Dixon, A. P. Kirilenko, K. I. Kobak. 1997. "Global Climate Change Adaptation: Examples from Russian Boreal Forest," Climatic Change, Vol. 36, No. 1-2, May - June, pp. 197-215. [ABSTRACT]

Lelyakin, Alexander L., Alexey O. Kokorin and Igor M. Nazarov. 1997. "Vulnerability of Russian Forests to Climate Changes: Model Estimation of CO2 Fluxes," Climatic Change, Vol. 36, No. 1-2, May - June, pp. 123-133. [ABSTRACT]

Latin America

Mexico

Villers-Ruíza, Lourdes, and Irma Trejo-Vázquez. 1998. "Climate change on Mexican forests and natural protected areas," Global Environmental Change, Vol. 8, No. 2, July, pp. 141-157. [ABSTRACT]

Villers-Ruiz, Lourdes, and Irma Trejo-Vázquez. 1997. "Assessment of the vulnerability of forest ecosystems to climate change in Mexico," Climate Research, Vol. 9, No. 1-2, December 29, pp. 87-93. [ABSTRACT]

Panama

Condit, Richard. 1998. "Ecological Implications of Changes in Drought Patterns: Shifts in Forest Composition in Panama," Climatic Change, Vol. 39, No. 2-3, July, pp. 413-427. [ABSTRACT]

North America

Mortsch, Linda D. 1998. "Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on the Great Lakes Shoreline Wetlands," Climatic Change, Vol. 40, No. 2, October, pp. 391-416. [ABSTRACT]

Canada

Sorenson, Lisa G., Richard Goldberg, Terry L. Root, and Michael G. Anderson. 1998. "Potential Effects of Global Warming on Waterfowl Populations Breeding in the Northern Great Plains," Climatic Change, Vol. 40, No. 2, October, pp. 343-369. [ABSTRACT]

United States

Mohseni, Omid, Heinz G. Stefan, and John G. Eaton. 2003. "Global Warming and Potential Changes in Fish Habitat in U.S. Streams," Climatic Change, Vol. 59, No 3, August, pp. 389-409. [ABSTRACT]

Shugart, Herman, Roger Sedjo, and Brent Sohngen. 2003. Forests & Global climate change: Potential Impacts on U.S. Forest Resources. Pew Center on Global Climate Change: Arlington, VA.
PDF: http://www.pewclimate.org/projects/forestry.pdf

Kennedy, Victor S., Robert R. Twilley, Joan A. Kleypas, and James H. Cowan, Jr. 2002. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems & Global Climate Change: Potential Effects on U.S. Resources. Pew Center on Global Climate Change: Arlington, VA.
PDF: http://www.pewclimate.org/projects/marine_ecosystems.pdf

Poff, N. LeRoy, Mark M. Brinson, John W. Day, Jr. 2002. Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Climate Change: Potential Impacts on Inland Freshwater and Coastal Wetland Ecosystems in the United States. Pew Center on Global Climate Change: Arlington, VA.
PDF: http://www.pewclimate.org/projects/aquatic.pdf

Wang, Guiming, N. Thompson Hobbs, Francis J. Singer, et al. 2001. "Impacts of Climate Changes on Elk Population Dynamics in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, U.S.A.," Climatic Change, Vol. 54, No. 1-2, July, pp. 205-223. [ABSTRACT]

Markham, Adam. 2001. Trouble in Paradise: The Impacts of Climate Change on
Biodiversity and Ecosystems in Florida. World Wildlife Fund.
PDF: http://www.worldwildlife.org/climate/florida_impacts.pdf

Fang, Xing, and Heinz G. Stefan. 1999. "Projections of Climate Change Effects on Water Temperature Characteristics of Small Lakes in the Contiguous U.S.," Climatic Change, Vol. 42, No. 2, June, pp. 377-412. [ABSTRACT]

Box, Elgene O., David W. Crumpacker, and E. Dennis Hardin. 1999. "Predicted Effects of Climatic Change on Distribution of Ecologically Important Native Tree and Shrub Species in Florida," Climatic Change, Vol. 41, No. 2, February, pp. 213-248. [ABSTRACT]

Small Island States

Burns, William C.G. 2000. The Possible Impacts of Climate Change on Pacific Island State Ecosystems. Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security: Oakland, CA.
PDF: http://www.pacinst.org/burnsecocc.pdf

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