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Species Extinction

By: Matthew K. Chew
In: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change
Edited by: S. George Philander
Subject:Climatography, Environmental Sociology, International Environment
Keywords:climate; climate change; effects of climate change; extinction; habitat; polar regions; species

Changing climates increase the uncertainties of life for all organisms. A long-term warming trend would alter the distribution of life on the planet as colder habitats shrink and warmer ones expand. Some species would become more common, and others would become ...

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  Chew, M. (2012). Species extinction. In S. Philander (Ed.), Encyclopedia of global warming & climate change (Vol. 1, pp. 1284-1290). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n649
  
  Chew, Matthew K. "Species Extinction." In Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change, 2nd ed.edited by Philander, S. George, 1284-90. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n649.
  
  Chew, M. 2012. Species Extinction. In: S. George Philander Editor, 2012. Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1284-1290 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n649> [Accessed 11 Apr 2021].
  
  Chew, Matthew K. "Species Extinction." Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change. Edited by S. George Philander.2nd ed Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012, pp. 1284-90. SAGE Knowledge. 11 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n649.
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