11 effects on terrestrial systems

Climate Change Effects on Terrestrial Ecosystems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Effects on Terrestrial Ecosystems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Effects on Terrestrial Ecosystems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Forests Evolve ,[object Object]

Forests Evolve ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Major Biomes

Major Biomes and Their Vegetation ,[object Object]

Alaska Greenland Iceland Siberia Canada Tundra N. Europe

Boreal Forest (Taiga) Canada Europe Asia S.W. U.S

Temperate Forests Four types: 1. deciduous forests 2. evergreen forests 3. mixed deciduous and evergreen 4. temperate rain forests

Tropical Forests ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Global Distribution of Vegetation 18,000 years ago conifers tundra taiga grassland woodland Biomes Through Time

Global Distribution of Vegetation 6,000 years ago taiga temperate deciduous woods & scrub conifers grassland desert tundra cold deciduous Biomes Through Time

Biomes Through Time Global Distribution of Vegetation - Present taiga tundra temperate deciduous grassland cold deciduous tropical R.F. warm mix

Biomes Through Time ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Future Biome Changes? Present day Predicted Distribution forest forest grassland grassland arid woodland shrub land shrub land woodland grassland grassland

[object Object],Future Biome Changes?

Projected Changes ,[object Object],[object Object],Current distribution 2 x CO 2 distribution

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Boreal and Alpine Vegetation

[object Object],Present range Present range New range New range Overlap Range changes based on Ranges changes based on temperature alone. temperature and precipitation estimates. Future Biome Changes?

Wet western slope will shrink and be replaced by pine and oak Eastern slope will become drier and shift to Juniper and Sagebrush Western Hemlock and Douglas fir found on Western slope ,[object Object],[object Object],Other Predictions

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Grasslands?

Increase in Forest Fires ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Consequences?

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Phenological Changes

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Thoughts on Conservation

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