Sunday, 14 April 2013

Sea level rise: Jeopardy for terrestrial biodiversity on islands

Vienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 15, 2013



Model calculations predict a sea level rise of about one meter by the end of this century and of up to five and a half meters by the year 2500. Until now there are few studies on the potential impacts of a rising sea level on biodiversity.

Florian Wetzel and colleagues of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna together with Walter Jetz of Yale University, USA have now published mode