Climate change and the biosphere
Climate change and the biosphere © Momatiuk - Eastcott / Corbis From corals to human disease, scientists watching the effects of global warming are convinced: It's time to act. By F. Stuart Chapin Related Articles: 1 Global warming spells danger for Earth's biomes, which in turn play an important role in climate change. On the following pages, you will read about some of the specific changes, from fruit flies to microbes, that scientists have observed. The ef
Jan 1, 2008
Climate change and the biosphere

© Momatiuk - Eastcott / Corbis
From corals to human disease, scientists watching the effects of global warming are convinced: It's time to act.
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