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1 Biological consequences of global warming: is the signal already apparent? 
Lesley Hughes  Trends in Ecology & Evolution  Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages (February 2000) DOI: /S (99)

2 Fig. 1 Reconstruction of Northern hemisphere mean annual surface temperature over the past millennium (ad 1000–1998). Reconstructed temperature (40-year smoothed; solid line), linear trend from ad 1000–1850 (white line), 1902–1980 calibration mean (dashed line), 0.07°C temperature anomaly relative to 1902–1998 calibration mean (dotted line), and two standard errors around the mean (gray area). Reproduced, with permission, from Ref. 1. Trends in Ecology & Evolution  , 56-61DOI: ( /S (99) )

3 Fig. 2 Potential pathways of community change owing to the enhanced greenhouse effect. Increased CO2 concentration will act on species directly (via physiology) and indirectly (via climate changes) (first tier). Individual species might potentially respond in four ways (second tier), resulting in changes in species interactions (third tier). These changes might then lead either to extinctions or to further shifts in ranges (fourth tier), ultimately leading to changes in the structure and composition of communities. Trends in Ecology & Evolution  , 56-61DOI: ( /S (99) )

4 Fig. 3 Atmospheric concentration of CO2 measured at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii (20°N, 156°W) and at the South Pole (1958–1994). The Mauna Loa data are characterized by the pronounced seasonal cycle. Reproduced, with permission, fromRef. 13. Trends in Ecology & Evolution  , 56-61DOI: ( /S (99) )


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