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Impacts of Climate Change on Coral Reef Bleaching

This article discusses the locations where coral reef bleaching occurs due to ocean temperatures above 85°F (29°C), and its detrimental effects on these ecosystems.

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Impacts of Climate Change on Coral Reef Bleaching

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  1. Locations of Coral Reef Bleaching

  2. BLEACHING OF CORAL REEFS BY OCEAN TEMPS > 85deg F (29 deg C)

  3. Spring bud-burst dates for Aspen in Edmonton, Beaubien and Freeland I.J.Biomet 44:53-59, 2000

  4. The increase in growing season length over the last 50 years averaged for eight stations in Alaska having the longest and most consistent temperature records.

  5. Area of thaw and refreeze Area of thaw only Border of dieback area Birch Decline 1930-1960 and thaw-refreeze zone

  6. What’s Going On?

  7. Climate Change and Other Environmental Stress impacts on North American Forests and Rangelands Presented to the North American Forestry Commission Integration Workshop March, 2008 Steven McNulty, USDA FS

  8. 400,000 Years of Antarctic CO2 and Temperature Change Source: Climate Change Impacts on the US, NAST, 2001

  9. Northern Hemisphere Carbon Emissions Source: Climate Change Impacts on the US, NAST, 2000

  10. Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations Source: Climate Change Impacts on the US, NAST, 2000

  11. Northern Hemisphere Surface Temperature Source: Climate Change Impacts on the US, NAST, 2000

  12. What Will Happen Next? Presented in Order from Most to Least Likely

  13. Certain Denial!!! (The current going rate is $1000 for any presentation against Global warming, but even at that rate, the conference could not Meet its target of 500 participants)

  14. Certain change Atmospheric CO2 will continue to increase

  15. Extremely Likely Water and air temperature will continue to increase

  16. “Simulations of the response to natural forcings alone … do not explain the warming in the second half of the century” SPM Stott et al, Science 2000

  17. “..model estimates that take into account both greenhouse gases and sulphate aerosols are consistent with observations over this period” SPM Stott et al, Science 2000

  18. Management Strategy for Coping with Increased Sea Level Rise Coastal forests will be inundated and coastal beach erosion will increase. Forest managers should work with land owners at a local scale to plant mangroves and other soil retention vegetation to delay terrestrial loss for a long as reasonably possible.

  19. Likely Impacts

  20. Changing Patterns in Wildfire Occurrence

  21. Large scale (> 400 ac) Wildfires and Air Temperature From Westerling et al. 2005

  22. Management Strategy for Coping with Increased Wild Fire Manage for and encourage more fire tolerant grass and tree species Increase public education and preparedness regarding wild fire prevention and individual preparation and control Compared to climatic drivers, fuel reduction control measures will be largely ineffectual

  23. Likely Impacts Inter-annual precipitation variability and soil erosion

  24. Percent of the continental USA with a much above normal proportion of total annual precipitation from 1-day extreme events (more than 2 inches or 50.8mm) BW 7 Karl et al. 1996

  25. Areas of Soil Erosion By 2030 On UNF

  26. Management Strategy for Coping with Increased Soil Erosion Continue to encourage standard soil erosion control practices such as contour plowing, winter cropping, shelter belts, and buffer strips Relocate trails away from streams Use bridge mats and culverts at stream crossings

  27. Likely Impacts Changes in Productivity and Economic Value

  28. Timberland Acreage Shift 1993 – 2040: No Climate Change Baseline > 25% DECLINE 5%-25% DECLINE <5% CHANGE 5%-25% INCREASE

  29. Timberland Acreage Shifts by 2040 Due to Hadley Climate Change 5%-25% DECLINE <5% CHANGE 5%-25% INCREASE

  30. Management Strategy for Coping with Changing Rangeland and Forest Productivity Work with local land owners to examine alternative crops (e.g., shift from red pine to loblolly pine plantations or from corn to wheat) as climate shifts occur Examine options for changing management strategy for exists crops (e.g., wider tree planting, fewer head per acre)

  31. Less Likely Impacts Gradual Ecosystem Shifts

  32. American beech Iverson et. al GTR NE265

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