1. The impact of climate change on California’s ecosystem services
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M. Rebecca Shaw, Jason B. MacKenzie, Gregrory N. Bratman, Kirk R. Klausmeyer, Christopher Daly, David R. Conklin, Dominique Bachelet, Patrick R. Roehrdanz, Erik Haunreiter, James M. Lenihan, D. Richard Cameron, Belinda Morris, and Linwood Pendleton
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Ecosystem health ,Atmospheric Science ,Global and Planetary Change ,Economic viability ,business.industry ,Environmental resource management ,Ecosystem management ,Climate change ,Business ,Carbon sequestration ,Ecosystem valuation ,Valuation (finance) ,Ecosystem services - Abstract
Ecosystem services play a crucial role in sustaining human well-being and economic viability. People benefit substantially from the delivery of ecosystem services, for which substitutes usually are costly or unavailable. Climate change will substantially alter or eliminate certain ecosystem services in the future. To better understand the consequences of climate change and to develop effective means of adapting to them, it is critical that we improve our understanding of the links between climate, ecosystem service production, and the economy. This study examines the impact of climate change on the terrestrial distribution and the subsequent production and value of two key ecosystem services in California: (1) carbon sequestration and (2) natural (i.e. non- irrigated) forage production for livestock. Under various scenarios of future climate change
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