Frontiers in Understanding Climate Change and Polar Ecosy...
National Research Council / Division on Earth and Life Studies / Polar Research Board / Committee for the Workshop on Frontiers in Understanding Climate Change and Polar Ecosystems
The polar regions are experiencing rapid changes in climate. These changes are causing observable ecological impacts of various types and degrees of severity at all ecosystem levels, including society. Even larger changes and more significant impacts are anticipated. As species respond to changing environments over time, their interactions with the physical world and other organisms can also change. This chain of interactions can trigger casca...