Climate Change - Page 7

In all regions across the continent, there is no single cause of the decline, however, they do all appear to be linked by rising temperatures caused by climate change.

When the time that plants are most nutritious differs from the time the animals need their nutrients the most, it is known as a trophic mismatch.

Barn owls are adversely affected by large amounts of rainfall. They hunt in daylight, detecting prey primarily by sound, therefore relying on dry leaf litter to find voles and mice.

One new study has proved that climate change is not causing all species to lose out – some will actually benefit from a warmer world.

Core samples have shown us that the last ice age caused the North Atlantic Drift to slow down, but it is thought that its path changed between then and now. However, the study of past climate shows that the Gulf Stream has stopped completely several times in the past, causing rapid climate change.

As a result of our temperate climate we are gifted with an incredibly interesting wetland habitat; the bog!

The reason why bamboo will be so seriously affected by climate change is the plant’s unusual reproductive cycle.

With about one third of all the carbon dioxide we emit annually, amounting to 35 billion metric tons, diffusing in the surface layer, coral reefs in particular are suffering badly.

Conservationists believe that it is simply not enough to list them as threatened under the Endangered Species Act if there is no control over the industrial activities that are causing their decline.