Guardian Article: Ecological tipping points could occur much sooner than expected, study finds

Press/Media: Research

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"Amazon rainforest and other ecosystems could collapse ‘very soon’, researchers warn"

Coverage in the Guardian of the results of a study published in Nature Sustainability by a team from Southampton, Sheffield and Bangor Universities with Rothamsted Research.   The research showed that even if one part of an ecosystem is managed sustainably, new stresses such as global warming and extreme weather events could tip the balance towards a collapse.

 

Period22 Jun 2023

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Keywords

  • rainforest
  • ecology
  • ecosystem