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A 7 page overview of the causes and effects of global warming. The author outlines some of the effects which are being witnessed in the Swiss Alps, effects resulting in changes in biodiversity and species range and effects which could potentially result in the extinction of some species of plants. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
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Global warming presents a significant threat to many of our environmentally sensitive areas. The Swiss Alps are no exception. With our growing population we continue to
make more and more negative impacts to our world environment (Hampson and Reppy, 1997). The phenomena of global warming is just one of the impacts we are experiencing as
a result of our continued pollution, clear cutting activities and other industrial and agricultural activities which are adversely impacting our environment. Global warming is beginning to be experienced as
a result of a phenomena referred to as the greenhouse effect, an effect which can impact not only the average temperature we experience in the Alps and other environmentally sensitive
areas but also the vegetative and faunal makeup of these areas. Ecosystems are, of course, dynamic by nature. Indeed, they are in a constant state of fluctuation
in terms of their plant and animal communities. It is important to realize, however, that the variation in species which make up a particular ecosystem, i.e. its biodiversity, is
critical to the function of that ecosystem. Global warming has the potential, therefore, to alter ecosystems and function. The threat global warming
presents to indigenous species of vegetation is particularly concerning. Theurillati and Guisan (2004) report that plants of the Alps could potentially respond to climatic changes in three distinct ways:
"(i) persistence in the modifiedclimate, (ii) migration to
more suitable climates or (iii) extinction"
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