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Biodiversity and Climate Change Programme - http://www.unep-wcmc.org/climate/home.htm
Reports and assesses threats to specific species and their habitats. Includes a link to the report "Water Birds on the Edge - First Circumpolar Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Arctic Breeding Water Birds" in PDF format. From the World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, UK. |
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Effects of Global Warming on Trout and Salmon in US Streams - http://www.defenders.org/publications/fishreport.pdf
A detailed report of results from a simulation study, estimating how stream temperatures will respond to changes in air temperature, and assessing the vulnerability of fish species to changes in availability of suitable habitat. Includes statistics, graphs, maps, and photographs. |
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Climate Change and its Effect on Migratory Birds - http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Research/Climate_Change/default.cfm
Long term study to identify and assess changes in the spatial distribution, abundance, and demography of the Black-Throated Blue Warbler and other bird species that breed in temperate forests. From the Migratory Bird Center of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington D.C. |
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Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS): Coral Bleaching Index - http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/search/search-coral-bleaching.html
The results of reef monitoring and regional surveys are used to provide up to date information on the status of corals around the world. Includes details of facilities, services, and current research projects. |
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US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) Seminar: Amphibian Declines in the Cloud Forests of Costa Rica - http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/seminars/990929FO.html
Report of a case study into the present and future consequences of global warming for highland tropical forest ecosystems. A brief overview of the collapse of the entire amphibian fauna of Monteverde Cloud Forest, including the disappearance of the Golden Toad. |
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Climate Change and Infectious Disease - http://chge.med.harvard.edu/publications/journals/documents/epi.pdf
Demonstrates the importance of studying the volatility of infectious diseases as one of the earliest biological expressions of climate instability. From the Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School, Boston. |
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Climate Variability and Impacts on East African Livestock Herders - http://www.nrel.colostate.edu/projects/scale/irc%20galvin.doc
A thesis in Microsoft Word 2000 document format, from Colorado State University and the International Livestock Research Institute of Kenya. Examines pastoral adaptation to climate and the vulnerability of the Maasai of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. |
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World Health Organization (WHO): Using Climate to Predict Infectious Disease Outbreaks - http://www.who.int/globalchange/publications/en/oeh0401.pdf
Review of the degree to which epidemics are sensitive to climate variations. Identifies candidate diseases and describes the conceptual framework for developing climate-based early warning systems. |
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US Environmental Health Information Service - Global Warming - http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/topic/global/toc.html
Government reports into the likely effects of climate change on public health. Includes news and research reports, and links to related articles. |
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AmphibiaWeb: Declining Amphibian Populations - http://www.amphibiaweb.org/aw/declines/ClimateChange.html
Summarizes some of the evidence of climate change around the world. Describes direct effects such as phenology, decline and extinction, and indirect effects such as decreased immune function due to increased exposure of amphibian embryos to ultraviolet radiation. |