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Antarctic Climate Change And The Environment, P C. Convey, R Bindschadler, G Di Prisco, E Fahrbach, J Gutt, D A. Hodgson, P Mayewski, C P. Summerhayes, J Turner, Sharon A. Robinson
Antarctic Climate Change And The Environment, P C. Convey, R Bindschadler, G Di Prisco, E Fahrbach, J Gutt, D A. Hodgson, P Mayewski, C P. Summerhayes, J Turner, Sharon A. Robinson
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
The Antarctic climate system varies on timescales from orbital, through millennial to sub-annual, and is closely coupled to other parts of the global climate system. We review these variations from the perspective of the geological and glaciological records and the recent historical period from which we have instrumental data (the last 50 years). We consider their consequences for the biosphere, and show how the latest numerical models project changes into the future, taking into account human actions in the form of the release of greenhouse gases and chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere. In doing so, we provide an essential Southern Hemisphere …
Coastal Saltmarsh Vulnerability To Climate Change In Se Australia, Neil Saintilan, Kerrylee Rogers
Coastal Saltmarsh Vulnerability To Climate Change In Se Australia, Neil Saintilan, Kerrylee Rogers
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Coastal saltmarsh has been listed as an Endangered Ecological Community in New South Wales. Recent research has highlighted the importance of coastal saltmarsh as a source of nutrition for fish, a nocturnal feeding habitat for microbats, and a roosting habitat for several species of migratory shorebirds. Since European colonisation, coastal saltmarsh has been reclaimed for agricultural, residential and industrial use, and the past five decades has seen a consistent replacement of saltmarsh by mangrove throughout SE Australia. Analysis of data from the network of Surface Elevation Tables in NSW and Victoria has demonstrated a link between the replacement of saltmarsh …