Ecosystems that depend on winter
seasons of snow and ice are drastically threatened by the growing incline in
global warming. This article stresses the importance of longitudinal studies in
predicting and tracking the effects that global warming will have on the
ecosystems within our environments. For example, in our mountain areas
snowpacks are the main source of water for human use and irrigation purposes.
Longitudinal research shows that many of the mountainous areas focused on throughout
the study are major resources for agricultural environments especially in the
city environments. As temperatures increase significant amounts of water
throughout our streams are lost in the atmosphere. Researchers have observed
that dry areas of land are more resilient to climate warming and tend to conserve
more water as global climate continues to make large impacts on the rest of our
environments. Scientists have observed a massive decline in the size of our
cryoshpere. This is the part of the Earth that is greatly affected by snow and
ice. This is just one more example of ways that global warming is visible
throughout our entire atmosphere. We are even able to view the ways the global
warming in cold environments may harm plant and animal life. It becomes a chain
reaction and soon microbes, plants, and animals that depend on snow and ice
will begin to diminish. As an individual from a more southern country region of
the Nation it is not easy for me to think of the effects that climate change
will have in colder regions. This article brings lights to those of us who fail
to realize the entire scope of effects the global warming has on every
population in every environment.
University of New
Mexico, Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network (2012, April 6).
Ecosystems dependent on snowy winters most threatened, long term research
confirms. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 9,
2012, from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2012/04/120406082846.htm
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