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Climate-driven species on the move are changing (almost) everything
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Pecl, GT and Verges, A and Popova, E and McDonald, J, Climate-driven species on the move are changing (almost) everything, The Conversation, Conversation Media Group, Melbourne, Australia (2017) [Magazine Article]
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Abstract
Last year in Paris, for the very first time, English sparkling wine beat champagne in a blind tasting event. Well established French Champagne houses have started buying fields in Britain to grow grapes, and even the royal family is investing in this new venture.
At the same time, coffee-growing regions are shrinking and shifting. Farmers are being forced to move to higher altitudes, as the band in which to grow tasty coffee moves up the mountain.
The evidence that climate change is affecting some of our most prized beverages is simply too great to be ignored. So while British sparkling wine and the beginning of the "coffeepocalypse" were inconceivable just a few decades ago, they are now a reality. It’s unlikely that you’ll find many climate deniers among winemakers and coffee connoisseurs. But there are far greater impacts in store for human society than disruptions to our favourite drinks.
Item Details
Item Type: | Magazine Article |
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Keywords: | climate change, species redistribution, global effects |
Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
Research Group: | Climate change impacts and adaptation |
Research Field: | Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation |
Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
Objective Group: | Understanding climate change |
Objective Field: | Understanding climate change not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Pecl, GT (Professor Gretta Pecl) |
UTAS Author: | McDonald, J (Professor Jan McDonald) |
ID Code: | 117845 |
Year Published: | 2017 |
Deposited By: | Fisheries and Aquaculture |
Deposited On: | 2017-06-28 |
Last Modified: | 2017-11-07 |
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