CHANGES IN BIODIVERSITY - THE FUTURE
It is suggested that natural climatic ranges are moving north by 50-80km/10years
The MONARCH research programme, is evaluating the impacts of climate change on wildlife in Britain.
Deep peat
© Photolibrary Wales
A case study of Snowdonia was completed in Dec 2005.
Some of the predicted changes to biodiversity in Snowdonia by 2050 are:
- there will be more bog and marshy land
- there will be less grassland
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Try This!
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Go to http://www.phenology.org.uk/ You could take part in a national programme of recording information or take part in the BBC Springwatch or Autumnwatch. You could download 250 years of information and look at the changes. An interactive resource looks at climate change in the garden.
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