Document Type
Report Section
Publication Date
5-2021
Keywords
State of the Salish Sea, Salish Sea, ecosystem, climate change, cumulative effects, seascape, Puget Sound, Strait of Georgia, urbanization, ecosystem
Abstract
Section 4 shifts from the local impacts of urbanization to the locally realized impacts of global climate change, including ocean acidification and sea level rise, followed by evidence of climate change in the ecosystem, ranging from phytoplankton and kelp, to wetlands, salmon, and marine birds.
Publication Title
State of the Salish Sea
First Page
98
Last Page
151
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25710/vfhb-3a69
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
Salish Sea Institute
Recommended Citation
Sobocinski, K.L. (2021). Section 4: Climate Change: A Global Problem With Local Impacts. In K.L. Sobocinski, State of the Salish Sea. Salish Sea Institute, Western Washington University. http://doi.org/10.25710/vfhb-3a69
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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