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Chapter: Appendix A The Committee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A The Committee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change." National Research Council. 2008. Ecological Impacts of Climate Change. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12491.
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52 Appendix A The Committee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Statement of Task An ad-hoc committee will prepare a short (20-page) consensus, high-level overview report based on the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II report and other NRC reports and published literature that provides a balanced summary of key examples of observed impacts of climate change on a variety of ecosystems. This report will form the basis of derivative products such as a public brochure and material that could be used as the basis of a class curriculum or public education.

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The world's climate is changing, and it will continue to change throughout the 21st century and beyond. Rising temperatures, new precipitation patterns, and other changes are already affecting many aspects of human society and the natural world.

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