Impact of climate change on biodiversity and associated key ecosystem services in Africa:a systematic review

作     者：Dejene W.Sintayehu 

作者机构：College of Agriculture and Environmental SciencesHaramaya UniversityDire DawaEthiopia 

出 版 物：《Ecosystem Health and Sustainability》 (生态系统健康与可持续性（英文）)

年 卷 期：2018年第4卷第9期

页      面：1-16页

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学科分类：07[理学] 070601[理学-气象学] 0706[理学-大气科学] 

主　　题：Agricultural production climate regulation disease regulation provisioning services regulating services tipping points 

摘      要：Introduction:Biodiversity and biodiversity-based ecosystems services are intrinsically dependent on the *** the twentieth century,climate change has posed major threats to biodiversity in Africa,and impacts are expected to increase as climate change continues and perhaps even ***:Our review shows that the multiple components of climate change are projected to affect all levels of biodiversity,from genes over species to biome *** of biodiversity as a result of climate change can alter the structures and functions of African ecological *** a result,the provision of biodiversity-based ecosystem services and the wellbeing of people that rely on these services are being *** particular concerns are“tipping pointswhere the exceedance of ecosystem thresholds will possibly lead to irreversible shifts of the structure of ecosystems and their *** recent years,climate prediction models have portended continued warming and more frequent extreme weather events across the *** weather-related disturbances such as El Niño will place a premium on biodiversity and biodiversity-based ecosystem services that people rely ***:As biodiversity underlies all goods and services provided by ecosystems that are crucial for human survival and well-being,this paper synthesizes and discusses observed and anticipated impacts of climate change on biodiversity and biodiversity-based ecosystem service provision and livelihoods,and what strategies might be employed to decrease current and future risks on the well-being of human in Africa.