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Climate Change’s Potential for Upsetting Ecosystems

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      Bernard Nebel
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      Review and emphasize how the definition of an ecosystem includes the proviso of every species in the system interacting with abiotic environment as well as with other. Abiotic factors include all climatic factors of the particular location. Some thought will make it self-evident that a shift in abiotic factors (climate) is more than likely to disrupt entire ecosystems around the world. One of many examples of this occurring is shown in the following video:

      https://www.nationalgeographic.com/video/shorts/1187972675527/

      A more descriptive text of the above is:

      https://e360.yale.edu/features/small-pests-big-problems-the-global-spread-of-bark-beetles

      Further examples of ecological changes occurring because of climate change may be found by typing into your browser: ecological impacts of climate change

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