Sentences with phrase «major ecosystem types»

Global warming won't just melt ice caps; it could create whole new biomes — major ecosystem types like forest, desert, grassland, and tundra — say climatologists led by John Williams at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

That is, 40 % of existing landscapes will experience a shift from one major ecosystem type to another — from forest to grassland or grassland to desert for example.

Not exact matches

The molecular index developed by the biologists from UNIGE could easily be adapted to other groups of unicellular bioindicators: a major asset for monitoring various types of aquatic ecosystems.

However there are some major differences between how the two ecosystems operate and the type of functionality that they're trying to offer.