Where significant ecosystem disruption occurs (e.g., loss of dominant species Patient or a high proportion of species, or much of the species redundancy), there may be losses in net ecosystem productivity (NEP) at least during the transition period. [ 2IPCCBIODIVERSITE 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

Many coastal areas will experience increased levels of flooding, accelerated erosion, loss of wetlands and mangroves Patient , and seawater intrusion into freshwater sources as a result of climate change. [ GREENFACTS 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

The projected sea-level rise of 5 mm yr-1 for the next 100 years would cause enhanced coastal erosion, loss of land and property Patient . [ 3IPCCCONSEQUENCE 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

Climate change and sea-level rise would affect tourism directly and indirectly: loss of beaches Patient to erosion and inundation, salinization of freshwater aquifers Cause , increasing stress on coastal ecosystems, damage to infrastructure from tropical and extra-tropical storms, and an overall loss of amenities would jeopardize the viability and threaten the long-term sustainability of this important industry in many small islands. [ 7IPCCREGION 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

For the full set of SRES scenarios, a sea level rise of 0.09 to 0.88 m is projected for 1990 to 2100 (see Figure 24), primarily from thermal expansion and loss of mass from glaciers and ice caps Patient . [ 11IPCCBILAN2001 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

This can contribute to the removal of topsoil and vital soil nutrients needed for food production, and bring about a loss of vegetation cover which would otherwise have assisted with the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for plant photosynthesis Patient . [ ENCY 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

There could also be an increased risk of natural hazards, and loss of plant species and habitats Patient . [ VULNERABILITY 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

Climate change is expected to lead to drastic shifts of biodiversity-rich biomes such as the Succulent Karoo in South Africa and many losses in species Patient in other biomes Location . [ 3IPCCCONSEQUENCE 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

However, loss of grounded ice Patient leading to substantial sea level rise from this source Result is now widely agreed to be very unlikely 7 during the 21st century, although its dynamics are still inadequately understood, especially for projections on longer time-scales. [ 11IPCCBILAN2001 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

Densely settled and intensively used low-lying coastal plains, islands and deltas are especially vulnerable to coastal erosion and land Patient loss, inundation and sea flooding, upstream movement of the saline/freshwater front and seawater intrusion into freshwater lenses. [ 7IPCCREGION 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

In many SRES scenarios CO2 emissions from loss of forest cover Patient peak after several decades and then gradually decline 7 (Figure 2b). [ 12IPCCSREMISSION 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

Desert areas face increasing windstorms, while agricultural areas suffer from soil Patient loss due to higher wind speeds and reduced soil moisture Cause . [ RAPPORTPENTAGONE 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

There are definitional and carbon accounting issues concerning drawing a clear boundary between natural phenomena and human-induced activities, when, for example, significant Degree forest Patient losses occur as a result of fires or disturbances such as pest outbreaks. [ 14IPCCSR1 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

They also reduce the availability of habitats and cause local Expanse loss of species, population, and genetic diversity Patient . [ 2IPCCBIODIVERSITE 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

The images tell a story of dramatic, accelerating loss over the past decades: loss of forests, wetlands, fauna, glaciers, air quality, fresh water, beaches, sea ice Patient .... [ NEWCOURRIER2005 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

Loss of important habitats (wetlands, tundra, and isolated habitats) Patient would threaten some species (including rare/endemic species and migratory birds). [ 3IPCCCONSEQUENCE 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

Substantial Degree loss of sea ice Patient is expected in the Arctic Ocean. [ 7IPCCREGION 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]

However, in many cases, loss of biodiversity Patient from diverse and extensive ecosystems Source due to climate change does not necessarily imply loss of productivity as there is a degree of redundancy in most ecosystems; [ 2IPCCBIODIVERSITE 0 MCLH 07/04/2014 ]