Biodiversity

Click on the links below to access reviews of the scientific literature on this topic that have been published since the 2009 NIPCC report.

Newly-Discovered Wheat Genes Up-Regulated by Heat and Drought (17 October 2012)
Plant Responses to Significant and Rapid Global Warming (20 June 2012)
Trees and Shrubs at Their Poleward Limits in a Warming World (22 May 2012)
The Plant Community Composition of Canada's Southwest Yukon (9 May 2012)
Biodiversity and the Multi-Functionality of Ecosystems (17 April 2012)
The Impact of Warming on the Flowering of Crop and Wild Plants (10 April 2012)
C₄ Weeds vs. C₃ Crops in a Warmer World: A Finnish Perspective (3 April 2012)
Effects of Warming on the Terrestrial Vegetation of Antarctica (13 March 2012)
Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst (28 December 2011)
Within-Species Genetic Differences in Quaking Aspen and Their Responses to Elevated CO₂ (27 December 2011)
CO₂-Related Genotypic Variation in White Spruce (5 April 2011)
C₄ Weeds Competing with C₃ Crops: Barnyard Grass vs. Rice (30 March 2011)
Alpine Flora Dynamics in a Warming World (15 March 2011)
Warming-Induced Vegetative Change in the Swedish Scandes (9 March 2011)
Vascular Plant Richness on Mountain Summits of Southern Norway (16 February 2011)
Global Warming and Ecosystem Species Richness (20 January 2011)
Grassland Species Richness and Soil Carbon Sequestration (19 January 2011)
Not All Ecosystems Respond Dramatically to Rising Temperatures (14 December 2010)
Competition Among Species in a CO₂-Enriched World (7 December 2010)
Super Rice to Match Super Atmospheric CO₂ Concentrations (28 October 2010)
The Effects of Increases in Atmospheric CO₂ and Soil Nitrogen Concentrations on Grassland Biodiversity (6 August 2010)