AQVIVA » Biodiversity http://aqviva.dk Climate Change and water. Climate Change and humans. Climate Change and biodiversity. Nyheder om klima og vand. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:48:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Amazon basin in transition http://aqviva.dk/2012/01/the-amazon-basin-in-transition/ http://aqviva.dk/2012/01/the-amazon-basin-in-transition/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:10:29 +0000 alex http://aqviva.dk/?p=21447 nature

Agricultural expansion and climate variability have become important agents of disturbance in the Amazon basin

The Amazon basin in transition

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NASA: By 2100, global climate change will modify plant communities covering almost half of Earth’s land surface and will drive…

]]> http://aqviva.dk/2011/12/climate-change-may-bring-big-ecosystem-changes/feed/ 0 Biodiversity and climate change – from bad to worse http://aqviva.dk/2011/12/biodiversity-and-climate-change-from-bad-to-worse/ http://aqviva.dk/2011/12/biodiversity-and-climate-change-from-bad-to-worse/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:28:48 +0000 alex http://aqviva.dk/?p=21294 (PhysOrg.com) — A major new scientific review, involving more than 30 scientists from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands…

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Yale 360: The acidification of the world’s oceans from an excess of CO2 emissions has already begun, as…

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USGS Video

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Center for Biological Diversity

Our planet’s nearing a milestone: By the end of October, there will be a staggering 7 billion…

]]> http://aqviva.dk/2011/09/7-billion-and-counting/feed/ 0 How Many Species Are There on Earth and in the Ocean? http://aqviva.dk/2011/08/how-many-species-are-there-on-earth-and-in-the-ocean/ http://aqviva.dk/2011/08/how-many-species-are-there-on-earth-and-in-the-ocean/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:21:24 +0000 alex http://aqviva.dk/?p=20665 PLoS Biology

Knowing the number of species on Earth is one of the most basic yet elusive questions in science. Unfortunately,…

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A meta-study published in Science today provides the first evidence that global movement of plants and animals to higher latitudes and…

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]]> http://aqviva.dk/2011/08/most-vulnerable-deep-sea-habitats-identified/feed/ 0 Data Shows All of Earth’s Systems in Rapid Decline http://aqviva.dk/2011/08/data-shows-all-of-earths-systems-in-rapid-decline/ http://aqviva.dk/2011/08/data-shows-all-of-earths-systems-in-rapid-decline/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:36:00 +0000 alex http://aqviva.dk/?p=20528 Jul 29, 2011 (IPS) – Protecting bits of nature here and there will not prevent humanity from losing our life…

]]> http://aqviva.dk/2011/08/data-shows-all-of-earths-systems-in-rapid-decline/feed/ 0 Decline in Species Shows Climate Change Warnings Not Exaggerated http://aqviva.dk/2011/07/decline-in-species-shows-climate-change-warnings-not-exaggerated/ http://aqviva.dk/2011/07/decline-in-species-shows-climate-change-warnings-not-exaggerated/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:03:21 +0000 alex http://aqviva.dk/?p=20445 One in 10 species could face extinction by the year 2100 if current climate change impacts continue. This is the…

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usfws campaign

Starting Earth Day 2011, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners are sharing stories about how accelerating climate…

]]> http://aqviva.dk/2011/07/50-stories-in-50-states/feed/ 0 A World Centered on Sea Ice Is Changing Swiftly at the Poles http://aqviva.dk/2011/06/a-world-centered-on-sea-ice-is-changing-swiftly-at-the-poles/ http://aqviva.dk/2011/06/a-world-centered-on-sea-ice-is-changing-swiftly-at-the-poles/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:12:48 +0000 alex http://aqviva.dk/?p=20302 antarctic

For eons, the polar marine food chain has been closely linked to the seasonal formation and retreat of sea ice.…

]]> http://aqviva.dk/2011/06/a-world-centered-on-sea-ice-is-changing-swiftly-at-the-poles/feed/ 0 Multiple ocean stresses threaten “globally significant” marine extinction http://aqviva.dk/2011/06/multiple-ocean-stresses-threaten-globally-significant-marine-extinction/ http://aqviva.dk/2011/06/multiple-ocean-stresses-threaten-globally-significant-marine-extinction/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:56:38 +0000 alex http://aqviva.dk/?p=20158 IPSO State of the Ocean.org - Solutions- New Report- International Earth System expert workshop on ocean impacts and stresses 2011-06-20 20-52-24

A high-level international workshop convened by IPSO met at the University of Oxford earlier this year. It was the first…

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]]> http://aqviva.dk/2011/05/climate-change-affects-winter-chill-for-temperate-fruit-and-nut-trees/feed/ 0 Ocean Acidification: Carbon Dioxide Makes Life Difficult for Algae http://aqviva.dk/2011/05/ocean-acidification-carbon-dioxide-makes-life-difficult-for-algae/ http://aqviva.dk/2011/05/ocean-acidification-carbon-dioxide-makes-life-difficult-for-algae/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 21:23:01 +0000 alex http://aqviva.dk/?p=19827 science-dayli-logo1

The acidification of the world’s oceans could have major consequences for the marine environment. New research shows that coccoliths, which…

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A report released today identifies 13 of the richest and most vulnerable places in the Arctic Ocean that should be…

]]> http://aqviva.dk/2011/04/on-thin-ice-vulnerable-arctic-treasures-identified/feed/ 0 Probing the Impact of Climate Change on Wildlife, Ecosystems http://aqviva.dk/2011/04/probing-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-wildlife-ecosystems/ http://aqviva.dk/2011/04/probing-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-wildlife-ecosystems/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:28:22 +0000 alex http://aqviva.dk/?p=19457 537803main_hummingbirds_226 nasa hummingbird

Credit: NASA/Jenny Mottar

Soon observations from NASA’s Earth-observing satellites of our planet’s climate will be brought to bear on understanding how…

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A new NASA-funded study has revealed widespread reductions in the greenness of the forests in the vast Amazon basin in…

]]> http://aqviva.dk/2011/04/nasa-satellites-detect-extensive-drought-impact-on-amazon-forests/feed/ 0 Ocean warming detrimental to inshore fish species http://aqviva.dk/2011/04/ocean-warming-detrimental-to-inshore-fish-species/ http://aqviva.dk/2011/04/ocean-warming-detrimental-to-inshore-fish-species/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:42:35 +0000 alex http://aqviva.dk/?p=19411 A banded morwong. fish

Australian scientists have reported the first known detrimental impact of southern hemisphere ocean warming on a fish species.

The findings of…

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