Web Directory

» AmphibiaWeb: Declining Amphibian Populations
   Summarizes some of the evidence of climate change around the world. Describes direct effects such as phenology, decline and extinction, and indirect effects such as decreased immune function due to increased exposure of amphibian embryos to ultraviolet ra
   http://www.amphibiaweb.org/aw/declines/ClimateChange.html

» Arctic Council: Climate Change Threatens Polar Bears
   Brief article on the threat to polar bears posed by the melting of the sea ice they live on and hunt from.
   http://arctic-council.org/article/2009/3/climate_change_threatens_polar_bears

» Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS): Coral Bleaching Index
   The results of reef monitoring and regional surveys are used to provide up to date information on the status of corals around the world. Includes details of facilities, services, and current research projects.
   http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/search/search-coral-bleaching.html

» Biodiversity and Climate Change Programme
   Reports and assesses threats to specific species and their habitats. Includes a link to the report "Water Birds on the Edge - First Circumpolar Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Arctic Breeding Water Birds" in PDF format. From the World Conservation
   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/climate/home.htm

» Climate Change and Infectious Disease
   Demonstrates the importance of studying the volatility of infectious diseases as one of the earliest biological expressions of climate instability. From the Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
   http://chge.med.harvard.edu/publications/journals/documents/epi.pdf

» Climate Change and Wildlife
   An overview including brief details of the various responses, from changed habits to species decline, of marine and freshwater fish, insects and other invertebrates, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, and birds.
   http://www.climatechangeconnection.org/Impacts/Wildlife-aroundtheworld.htm

» Climate Change and its Effect on Migratory Birds
   Long term study to identify and assess changes in the spatial distribution, abundance, and demography of the Black-Throated Blue Warbler and other bird species that breed in temperate forests. From the Migratory Bird Center of the Smithsonian National Zoo
   http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Research/Climate_Change/default.cfm

» Effects of Global Warming on Trout and Salmon in US Streams
   A detailed report of results from a simulation study, estimating how stream temperatures will respond to changes in air temperature, and assessing the vulnerability of fish species to changes in availability of suitable habitat. Includes statistics, graph
   http://www.defenders.org/resources/publications/programs_and_policy/science_and_economics/global_warming/effects_of_global_warming_on_trout_and_salmon.pdf

» US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) Seminar: Amphibian Declines in the Cloud Forests of Costa Rica
   Report of a case study into the present and future consequences of global warming for highland tropical forest ecosystems. A brief overview of the collapse of the entire amphibian fauna of Monteverde Cloud Forest, including the disappearance of the Golden
   http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/seminars/990929FO.html

» World Health Organization (WHO): Using Climate to Predict Infectious Disease Outbreaks
   Review of the degree to which epidemics are sensitive to climate variations. Identifies candidate diseases and describes the conceptual framework for developing climate-based early warning systems.
   http://www.who.int/globalchange/publications/en/oeh0401.pdf