Scientific research shows that our global climate is changing. The global sea level is rising and ocean temperatures are increasing. Which of the following best predicts an outcome of this global climate change in a coastal ecosystem?
The change in temperature will cause organisms that are sensitive to cold to migrate to the area.
The loss of habitat will lead to endangering or extinction of species living there.
The milder temperature will encourage a growth in the diversity of sea life.
The rising sea level will provide water during drought to species living there.

Question

Scientific research shows that our global climate is changing. The global sea level is rising and ocean temperatures are increasing. Which of the following best predicts an outcome of this global climate change in a coastal ecosystem?
		The change in temperature will cause organisms that are sensitive to cold to migrate to the area.
		The loss of habitat will lead to endangering or extinction of species living there.
		The milder temperature will encourage a growth in the diversity of sea life.
		The rising sea level will provide water during drought to species living there.

anonymous · Answer

With increased temperatures, you will expect to see more species, which will be losing their habitat survival chances in many of these different areas. Rising global sea levels and increase in ocean temperatures, due to the cause of global climate change from our pollution, is causing an overall damage to our world. This will definitely affect the Arctic ice and cause it to melt for many Arctic animals, such as polar bears, penguins, and even some species of seals. These Arctic animals may go into (*extinction*), due to the unsustainable living environment. They need ice & the cooled in order to survive. Also, some of the tundra vegetation and species, may even exhibit a drastic (change/extinction) and it will change the way these many different species survive off of these species and vegetation, for their food source and also the dependence of their natural survival. 

This will also change the way forest areas will spread towards the north area because many of these areas will become too warm for them to survive in. This will even affect biodiversity around the globe, as many birds will lose the migratory breeding ground around the Arctic.  

Hope that helps! n_n

blues · Answer

The actual effects of climate change are incredibly difficult to predict. Most people agree that it will not lead to uniform warming in all parts of the globe - rather it will disrupt climactic patterns and equilibriums in unpredictable and often extreme ways.

These climate shifts will have drastic effects for many organisms, particularly those highly evolved for a specific niche. A study just last week concluded that mammals will fare badly and primates especially badly if their habitats change even a little.