Affects bird

migratory
pattersn and
Climate
whale
communication change

Light and Loss

sound of Rising temperature
pollution
biodiversity
Increased
Bioaccumulation
More
Loss of invasive Burning
habitat species of fossil
Loss of certain Factories fuels
species

Pollution Overexploitation
Power
lines
Heating Human factor
Potential causes
Pre-climate change biodiversity Changes occuring in this ecosystem
- 2000+ species of algae - Warming of up to 3.1C
- Over 10 thousands species of - Shrinking habitats (Melting ice cap)
microrganisms - Changes in species distribution
- 5000+ animal species - Change in currents
- Melting permafrost
Oil spills and
Commercial ocean
fishing pollution

Lo s e o f bi o di v e r s i t y i n t he Ar c t i c
Ar c hi pe l ag o and ar c t i c o c e an
Prediction and results
of changes
- Creatures maladapted for
the rising temperatures will
decrease
The problem
Ci t at i o ns - Several species are at risk Potential for severe
Caff. (n.d.).Marine Ecosystems. Arctic biodiversity, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF).
Retrieved January 19, 2022, from
- Marine and terrestial Negative results
https://www.arcticbiodiversity.is/index.php/the-report/chapters/marine-ecosystems
https://skepticalscience.com/Inuit-Climate-Change.html
ecosystem at stake damange to arctic Decreasing
Arctic biodiversity under serious threat from climate change. (2000). ScienceDaily. - People living in the arctic
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140214075511.htm
Scherer, G. (2021, June 9).Arctic biodiversity at risk as world overshoots climate planetary boundary. will be affected ecosystem and food for
Mongabay Environmental News. Less healthy animals human
s://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/arctic-biodiversity-at-risk-as-world-overshoots-climate-planetary-boundary/
Canadian government
- Invasive fish species biodiversity
www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca/files/energy/Climate-change/pdf/CCCR_FULLREPORT-EN-FINAL.pdf moving in from warmer inhabitant
Key Findings - Arctic biodiversity, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF). (n.d.). A.
https://www.arcticbiodiversity.is/index.php/the-report/report-for-policy-makers/key-findings waters
From google docs http://www3.brandonu.ca/cjns/27.2/06Nicholson.pdf
Climate Change and the Inuit of Clyde River. (n.d.). TIME.Com. https://time.com/arctic-meltdown/ Collapse of arctic
Climate Change in the Arctic | National Snow and Ice Data Center. (n.d.). Ice. Utilisation of TEK (Traditional ecological
https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/arctic-meteorology/climate_change.html
https://arcticwwf.org/site/assets/files/1878/thecircle0214.pdf
ecosystem
Deshayes, P. (2021, May 20).Arctic warming three times faster than the planet, report warns. Ice.
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knowledge)
2020 Arctic air temperatures continue a long-term warming streak | NOAA Climate.gov. (n.d.). Ice.
Loss of By consulting the Inuit people, scientists have been able to
www.climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/2020-arctic-air-temperatures-continue-long-term-warming-streak
arcticbiodiversity.is/index.php/kno13-technologies-and-techniques-to-advance-biodiversity-monitoring-and-modelling Inuit
Propogation of new predict and monitor Arctic ocean sealife with greater
culture efficiency, as well as preserve Inuit traditions and way of life.
diseases
Inuit hunters provide scientists with samples from their hunts,
Loss of which are then used for further research on the marine life
biodiversity Migratory Unpredictable populations. By communicating with each other, scientists and
birds and fish effects on
rest of
Inuit people are able to lower the amount of pressure on the
are affected
ecosphere Arctic ecosystem, as well as provide ample warning for the
Inuits in case of canger posed by climate fluctuations.