The great melt will shape unprotected ecosystems

Glaciers should be prioritized in conservation agendas — and soon. Analysis suggests that glaciers could lose around half their area by the century’s end, with uncertain consequences for postglacial ecosystems. Predicted loss of glacier area and its ecological impact. Credit: Louis H. Pedersen &...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2023-08, Vol.620 (7974), p.499-500
Main Author: Lecomte, Nicolas
Format: Article
Language:English
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Carbon sequestration
Climate change
Climate effects
Ecology
Ecosystems
Emissions
Glaciers
Humanities and Social Sciences
Ice sheets
multidisciplinary
News And Views
Recolonization
Science
Species extinction
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Summary:Glaciers should be prioritized in conservation agendas — and soon. Analysis suggests that glaciers could lose around half their area by the century’s end, with uncertain consequences for postglacial ecosystems. Predicted loss of glacier area and its ecological impact. Credit: Louis H. Pedersen & Bruce F. Molina/Glacier Photograph Collection/NSIDC/WDCG Past and present photos of the Pedersen glacier in Alaska from 1917 and 2005 showing significant retreat
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-023-02490-z