Global Warming and Terrestrial Biodiversity Decline

Description:
This online report by the World Wildlife Fund discusses how global warming may exceed the migration capabilities of species, losses of existing habitat during progressive shifts of climatic conditions, and reductions in species diversity as a result of reductions in habitat patch size. The full report can be downloaded in a PDF or Word format.

Organization:
WWF-United States

URL:
http://panda.org/resources/publications/climate/speedkills/

Contact:
1250 24th St. N.W., Washington, DC, 20037-1175; Phone: (202) 293-4800; Fax: (202) 293-9211

Cost:
Free

Education Level:
General

Subject:
Biology
Climate
Environmental Science
Global Environmental Change
Global Warming

Resource Type:
Internet Site

Date Added to teachearth.com:
1/14/01