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Climate Change: 2006 Publications

Alexander, L.V. and et al.  Global observed changes in daily climate extremes of temperature and precipitation.  Journal of Geophysical Research 111(5): art. D05109, 2006.

Andersson, A.J., Mackenzie, F.T., and Lerman, A.  Coastal ocean CO2–carbonic acid–carbonate sediment system of the Anthropocene.  Global Biogeochemical Cycles 20(1): art. GB1S92, 2006.

Anthes, R.A., Corell, R.W., Holland, G., Hurrell, J.W., MacCracken, M.C., and Trenberth, K.E.  Hurricanes and global warming—potential linkages and consequences.  Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 87(5): 623-628, 2006.

Asheim, G.B., Bretteville-Froyn, C., Hovi, J., and Menz, F.C.  Regional versus global cooperation for climate control.  Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 51(1): 93-109, 2006.

Auad, G., Miller, A., and Di Lorenzo, E.  Long-term forecast of oceanic conditions off California and their biological implications.  Journal of Geophysical Research 111(9): art. C09008, 2006.

Baker, J.D., Littnan, C.L., and Johnston, D.W.  Potential effects of sea level rise on the terrestrial habitats of endangered and endemic megafauna in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.  Endangered Species Research art. 4: 1-10, 2006.

Barbraud, C. and Weimerskirch, H.  Antarctic birds breed later in response to climate change.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 103(16): 6248-6251, 2006.

Barnes, D.K.A., Hodgson, D.A., Convey, P., Allen, C.S., and Clarke, A.  Incursion and excursion of Antarctic biota: past, present and future.  Global Ecology and Biogeography 15(2): 121-142, 2006.

Bazerman, M.H.  Climate change as a predictable surprise.  Climatic Change 77(1-2): 179-193, 2006.

Behrenfeld, M.J., O'Malley, R.T., Siegel, D.A., McClain, C.R., Sarmiento, J.L., Feldman, G.C., Milligan, A.J., Falkowski, P.G., Letelier, R.M., and Boss, E.S.  Climate-driven trends in contemporary ocean productivity.  Nature 444(7120): 752-755, 2006.

Benedetti-Cecchi, L., Bertocci, I., Vaselli, S., and Maggi, E.  Temporal variance reverses the impact of high mean intensity of stress in climate change experiments.  Ecology 87(10): 2489-2499, 2006.

Berkelmans, R. and Van Oppen, M.J.H.  The role of zooxanthellae in the thermal tolerance of corals: a 'nugget of hope' for coral reefs in an era of climate change.  Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273(1599): 2305-2312, 2006.

Bousquet, P., Ciais, P., Miller, J.B., Dlugokencky, E.J., Hauglustaine, D.A., Prigent, C., Van der Werf, G.R., Peylin, P., Brunke, E.-G., Carouge, C., Langenfelds, R.L., Lathiere, J., Papa, F., Ramonet, M., Schmidt, M., Steele, L.P., Tyler, S.C., and White, J.  Contribution of anthropogenic and natural sources to atmospheric methane variability.  Nature 443(7110): 439-443, 2006.

Bouwer, L.M. and Aerts, J.C.J.H.  Financing climate change adaptation.  Disasters 30(1): 49-63, 2006.

Bradshaw, W.E. and Holzapfel, C.M.  Evolutionary response to rapid climate change.  Science 312(5779): 1477-1478, 2006.

Broecker, W.S.  Abrupt climate change revisited.  Global and Planetary Change 54(3-4): 211-215, 2006.

Cazenave, A.  How fast are the ice sheets melting?  Science 314(5803): 1250-1252, 2006.

Chen, J.L., Wilson, C.R., and Tapley, B.D.  Satellite gravity measurements confirm accelerated melting of Greenland ice sheet.  Science 313(5795): 1958-1960, 2006.

Church, J.A. and White, N.J.  A 20th century acceleration in global sea-level rise.  Geophysical Research Letters 32(1): art. L01602, 2006.

Church, J.A., White, N.J., and Hunter, J.R.  Sea-level rise at tropical Pacific and Indian Ocean islands.  Global and Planetary Change 53(3): 155-168, 2006.

Comiso, J.C.  Abrupt decline in the Arctic winter sea ice cover.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(18): art. L18504, 2006.

Cooper, L.W., Ashjian, C.J., Smith, S.L., Codispoti, L.A., Grebmeier, J.M., Campbell, R.G., and Sherr, E.B.  Rapid seasonal sea-ice retreat in the Arctic could be affecting Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) recruitment.  Aquatic Mammals 32(1): 98-102, 2006.

Costello, J.H., Sullivan, B.K., and Gifford, D.J.  A physical-biological interaction underlying variable phenological responses to climate change by coastal zooplankton.  Journal of Plankton Research 28(11): 1099-1105, 2006.

Costello, J.H., Sullivan, B.K., Gifford, D.J., Van Keuren, D., and Sullivan, L.J.  Seasonal refugia, shoreward thermal amplification, and metapopulation dynamics of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.  Limnology and Oceanography 51(4): 1819-1831, 2006.

Cronin, T.M. and Walker, H.A.  Restoring coastal ecosystems and abrupt climate change.  Climatic Change 74(4): 369-376, 2006.

Crozier, L. and Zabel, R.W.  Climate impacts at multiple scales: evidence for differential population responses in juvenile Chinook salmon.  Journal of Animal Ecology 75(5): 1100-1109, 2006.

Curry, J.A., Webster, P.J., and Holland, G.J.  Mixing politics and science in testing the hypothesis that greenhouse warming is causing a global increase in hurricane intensity.  Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 87(8): 1025-1037, 2006.

di Prisco, G. and Verde, C.  Predicting the impacts of climate change on the evolutionary adaptations of polar fish.  Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology 5(2-3): 309-321, 2006.

Doney, S.C.  The dangers of ocean acidification.  Scientific American : 58-65, 2006.

Doney, S.C.  Plankton in a warmer world.  Nature 444(7120): 695-696, 2006.

Dowdeswell, J.A.  The Greenland Ice Sheet and global sea-level rise.  Science 311(5763): 963-964, 2006.

Dybas, C.L.  On a collision course:  Ocean plankton and climate change.  BioScience 56(8): 642-646, 2006.

Dyurgerov, M. and McCabe, G.J.  Associations between accelerated glacier mass wastage and increased summer temperature in coastal regions.  Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 38(2): 190-197, 2006.

Ebi, K.L., Mills, D.M., Smith, J.B., and Grambsch, A.  Climate change and human health impacts in the United States: An update on the results of the US National Assessment.  Environmental Health Perspectives 114(9): 1318-1324, 2006.
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Edwards, M., Johns, D.G., Leterme, S.C., Svendsen, E., and Richardson, A.J.  Regional climate change and harmful algal blooms in the northeast Atlantic.  Limnology and Oceanography 51(2): 820-829, 2006.

Edwards, R.  Sea levels: change and variability during warm intervals.  Progress in Physical Geography 30(6): 785-796, 2006.

Ekstrom, G., Nettles, M., and Tsai, V.C.  Seasonality and increasing frequency of Greenland glacial earthquakes.  Science 311(5768): 1756-1758, 2006.

Elsner, J.B.  Evidence in support of the climate change-Atlantic hurricane hypothesis.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(16): art. L16705, 2006.

Elsner, J.B., Jagger, T.H., and Tsonis, A.A.  Estimated return periods for Hurricane Katrina.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(8): art. L08704, 2006.

Elsner, J.B., Tsonis, A.A., and Jagger, T.H.  High-frequency variability in hurricane power dissipation and its relationship to global temperature.  Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 87(6): 763-768, 2006.

Fasullo, J.  Assessing tropical cyclone trends in the context of potential sampling biases.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(24): art. L24808, 2006.

Field, D.B., Baumgartner, T.R., Charles, C.D., Ferreira-Bartrina, V., and Ohman, M.D.  Planktonic foraminifera of the California Current reflect 20th-century warming.  Science 311(5757): 63-66, 2006.

Fiore, A.M., Horowitz, L.W., Dlugokencky, E.J., and West, J.J.  Impact of meteorology and emissions on methane trends, 1990–2004.   Geophysical Research Letters 33(12): art. L12809, 2006.

Forcada, J., Trathan, P.N., Reid, K., Murphy, E.J., and Croxall, J.P.  Contrasting population changes in sympatric penguin species in association with climate warming.  Global Change Biology 12(3): 411-423, 2006.

Ford, S.E. and Chintala, M.M.  Northward expansion of a marine parasite: Testing the role of temperature adaptation.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 339(2): 226-235, 2006.

Francis, J.A. and Hunter, E.  New insight into the disappearing arctic sea ice.  Eos Transactions 87(46): 509-511, 2006.

Fyfe, J.C.  Southern Ocean warming due to human influence.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(19): art. L19701, 2006.

Garrett, T.J. and Zhao, C.F.  Increased Arctic cloud longwave emissivity associated with pollution from mid-latitudes.  Nature 440(7085): 787-789, 2006.

Gilman, E.L., Ellison, J., Jungblut, V., Van Lavieren, H., Wilson, L., Areki, F., Brighouse, G., Bungitak, J., Dus, E., Henry, M., Kilman, M., Matthews, E., Sauni, L., Teariki-Ruatu, N., Tukia, S., and Yuknavage, K.  Adapting to Pacific Island mangrove responses to sea level rise and climate change.  Climate Research 32(3): 161-176, 2006.
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Gilman, S.E., Wethey, D.S., and Helmuth, B.  Variation in the sensitivity of organismal body temperature to climate change over local and geographic scales.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 103(25): 9560-9565, 2006.

Glasby, G.P.  Drastic reductions in utilizable fossil fuel reserves: an environmental imperative.  Environment Development and Sustainability 8(1): 197-215, 2006.

Grebmeier, J.M., Overland, J.E., Moore, S.E., Farley, E.V., Carmack, E.C., Cooper, L.W., Frey, K.E., Helle, J.H., McLaughlin, F.A., and McNutt, S.L.  A major ecosystem shift in the northern Bering Sea.  Science 311(5766): 1461-1464, 2006.

Gregory, J.M. and Huybrechts, P.  Ice-sheet contributions to future sea-level change.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [A] 364(1844): 1709-1731, 2006.

Guinotte, J.M., Orr, J., Cairns, S., Freiwald, A., Morgan, L., and George, R.  Will human-induced changes in seawater chemistry alter the distribution of deep-sea scleractinian corals?  Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 4(3): 141-146, 2006.

Haines, A., Kovats, R.S., Campbell-Lendrum, D., and Corvalan, C.  Climate change and human health: impacts, vulnerability, and mitigation.  The Lancet 367(9528): 2101-2109, 2006.

Hansen, J., Sato, M., Ruedy, R., Lo, K., Lea, D.W., and Medina-Elizade, M.  Global temperature change.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 103(39): 14288-14293, 2006.

Hare, B. and Meinshausen, M.  How much warming are we committed to and how much can be avoided?  Climatic Change 75(1-2): 111-149, 2006.

Harley, C.D.G., Hughes, A.R., Hultgren, K.M., Miner, B.G., Sorte, C.J.B., Thornber, C.S., Rodriguez, L.F., Tomanek, L., and Williams, S.L.  The impacts of climate change in coastal marine systems.  Ecology Letters 9(2): 228-241, 2006.

Hegerl, G.C., Crowley, T.J., Hyde, W.T., and Frame, D.J.  Climate sensitivity constrained by temperature reconstructions over the past seven centuries.  Nature 440(7087): 1029-1032, 2006.

Helmuth, B., Broitman, B.R., Blanchette, C.A., Gilman, S., Halpin, P., Harley, C.D.G., O'Donnell, M.J., Hofmann, G.E., Menge, B., and Strickland, D.  Mosaic patterns of thermal stress in the rocky intertidal zone: Implications for climate change.  Ecological Monographs 76(4): 461-479, 2006.

Helmuth, B., Mieszkowska, N., Moore, P., and Hawkins, S.J.  Living on the edge of two changing worlds: Forecasting the responses of rocky intertidal ecosystems to climate change.  Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 37: 373-404, 2006.
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Holland, M.M., Bitz, C.M., and Tremblay, B.  Future abrupt reductions in the summer Arctic sea ice.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(23): art. L23503, 2006.

Howarth, R.W., Swaney, D.P., Boyer, E.W., Marino, R., Jaworski, N., and Goodale, C.  The influence of climate on average nitrogen export from large watersheds in the Northeastern United States.  Biogeochemistry 79(1-2): 163-186, 2006.

Hoyos, C.D., Agudelo, P.A., Webster, P.J., and Curry, J.A.  Deconvolution of the factors contributing to the increase in global hurricane intensity.  Science 312(5770): 94-97, 2006.

Huesemann, M.H.  Can advances in science and technology prevent global warming?  Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 11(3): 539-77, 2006.

Huntington, T.G.  Evidence for intensification of the global water cycle: Review and synthesis.  Journal of Hydrology 319(1-4): 83-95, 2006.

Huntley, B., Collingham, Y.C., Green, R.E., Hilton, G.M., Rahbek, C., and Willis, S.G.  Potential impacts of climatic change upon geographical distributions of birds.  Ibis 148(S1): 8-28, 2006.

Ivchenko, V.O., Wells, N.C., and Aleynik, D.L.  Anomaly of heat content in the northern Atlantic in the last 7 years: Is the ocean warming or cooling?  Geophysical Research Letters 33(22): art. L22606, 2006.

Jacobs, S.  Observations of change in the Southern Ocean.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [A] 364(1844): 1657-1681, 2006.

Jenssen, B.M.  Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and climate change: A worst-case combination for arctic marine mammals and seabirds?  Environmental Health Perspectives 114(Suppl. 1): 76-80, 2006.
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Johnson, G.C. and Doney, S.C.  Recent western South Atlantic bottom water warming.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(14): art. L14614, 2006.

Kirby, R.R., Johns, D.G., and Lindley, J.A.  Fathers in hot water: rising sea temperatures and a Northeastern Atlantic pipefish baby boom.  Biology Letters 2(4): 597-600, 2006.

Klotzbach, P.J.  Trends in global tropical cyclone activity over the past twenty years (1986-2005).  Geophysical Research Letters 33(10): art. L10805, 2006.

Langer, G., Geisen, M., Baumann, K.-H., Kläs, J., Riebesell, U., Thoms, S., and Young, J.R.  Species-specific responses of calcifying algae to changing seawater carbonate chemistry.  Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 7(9): art. Q09006, 2006.

Laštovicka, J., Akmaev, R.A., Beig, G., Bremer, J., and Emmert, J.T.  Global change in the upper atmosphere.  Science 314(5803): 1253-1254, 2006.

Learmonth, J.A., MacLeod, C.D., Santos, M.B., Pierce, G.J., and Crick, H.Q.P.  Potential effects of climate change on marine mammals.  Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 44: 431-464, 2006.

Lenton, T.M.  Climate change to the end of the millennium.  Climatic Change 76(1-2): 7-29, 2006.

Loáiciga, H.A.  Modern-age buildup of CO2 and its effects on seawater acidity and salinity.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(10): art. L10605, 2006.

Loebl, M., van Beusekom, J.E.E., and Reise, K.  Is spread of the neophyte Spartina anglica recently enhanced by increasing temperatures?  Aquatic Ecology 40(3): 315-324, 2006.

Lombard, A., Cazenave, A., Le Traon, P.Y., Guinehut, S., and Cabanes, C.  Perspectives on present-day sea level change: a tribute to Christian le Provost.  Ocean Dynamics 56(5-6): 445-451, 2006.

López-Urrutia, A., San Martin, E., Harris, R.P., and Irigoien, X.  Scaling the metabolic balance of the oceans.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 103(23): 8739-8744, 2006.

Lubin, D. and Vogelmann, A.M.  A climatologically significant aerosol longwave indirect effect in the Arctic.  Nature 439(7075): 453-456, 2006.

Luckman, A., Murray, T., de Lange, R., and Hanna, E.  Rapid and synchronous ice-dynamic changes in East Greenland.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(3): art. L03503, 2006.

Maney, J.  Carbon dioxide emissions, climate change, and the Clean Air Act: An analysis of whether carbon dioxide should be listed as a criteria pollutant.  New York University Environmental Law Journal 13(1): 298-378, 2006.

Mann, M.E. and Emanuel, K.A.  Atlantic hurricane trends linked to climate change.  Eos Transactions 87(24): 233, 238-241, 2006.

Matear, R.J. and McNeil, B.I.  Comment on ''Preindustrial to modern interdecadal variability in coral reef pH''.  Science 314(5799): 595, 2006.

McGuire, A.D., Chapin, F.S., Walsh, J.E., and Wirth, C.  Integrated regional changes in Arctic climate feedbacks:  Implications for the global climate system.  Annual Review of Environment and Resources 31: 61-91, 2006.
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McMahon, C.R. and Hays, G.C.  Thermal niche, large-scale movements and implications of climate change for a critically endangered marine vertebrate.  Global Change Biology 12(7): 1330-1338, 2006.

McMichael, A.J., Woodruff, R.E., and Hales, S.  Climate change and human health: present and future risks.  The Lancet 367(9513): 859-869, 2006.

McNeil, B.I. and Matear, R.J.  Projected climate change impact on oceanic acidification.  Carbon Balance and Management 1: art. 1:2, 2006.

Michaels, P.J., Knappenberger, P.C., and Davis, R.E.  Sea-surface temperatures and tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(9): art. L09708, 2006.

Mieszkowska, N., Kendall, M.A., Hawkins, S.J., Leaper, R., Williamson, P., Hardman-Mountford, N.J., and Southward, A.J.  Changes in the range of some common rocky shore species in Britain - a response to climate change?  Hydrobiologia 555: 241-251, 2006.

Mikaloff-Fletcher, S.E., Gruber, N., Jacobson, A.R., Doney, S.C., Dutkiewicz, S., Gerber, M., Follows, M., Joos, F., Lindsay, K., Menemenlis, D., Mouchet, A., Müller, S.A., and Sarmiento, J.L.  Inverse estimates of anthropogenic CO2 uptake, transport, and storage by the ocean.  Global Biogeochemical Cycles 20(2): art. GB2002, 2006.

Miller, L. and Douglas, B.C.  On the rate and causes of twentieth century sea-level rise.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [A] 364(1841): 805-820, 2006.

Mitchell, J.F.B., Lowe, J., Wood, R.A., and Vellinga, M.  Extreme events due to human-induced climate change.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [A] 364(1845): 2117-2133, 2006.

Mitrovica, J.X., Wahr, J., Matsuyama, I., Paulson, A., and Tamisiea, M.E.  Reanalysis of ancient eclipse, astronomic and geodetic data: A possible route to resolving the enigma of global sea-level rise.  Earth and Planetary Science Letters 243(3-4): 390-399, 2006.

Moore, G.W.K.  Reduction in seasonal sea ice concentration surrounding southern Baffin Island 1979-2004.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(20): art. L20501, 2006.

Morse, J.W., Andersson, A.J., and Mackenzie, F.T.  Initial responses of carbonate-rich shelf sediments to rising atmospheric pCO2 and "ocean acidification":  Role of high Mg-calcites.  Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 70(23): 5814-5830, 2006.

Murray, T.  Greenland's ice on the scales.  Nature 443(7109): 277-278, 2006.

Nghiem, S.V., Chao, Y., Neumann, G., Li, P., Perovich, D.K., Street, T., and Clemente-Colón, P.  Depletion of perennial sea ice in the East Arctic Ocean.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(17): art. L17501, 2006.

Nicholls, R.J. and Tol, R.S.J.  Impacts and responses to sea-level rise: a global analysis of the SRES scenarios over the twenty-first century.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [A] 364(1841): 1073-1095, 2006.

Nordhaus, W.D.  Geography and macroeconomics: New data and new findings.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 103(10): 3510-3517, 2006.

Nunes, F. and Norris, R.D.  Abrupt reversal in ocean overturning during the Palaeocene/Eocene warm period.  Nature 439(7072): 60-63, 2006.

Nyenzi, B. and Lefale, P.F.  El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and global warming.  Advances in Geosciences 6: 95-101, 2006.

O'Brien, G., O'Keefe, P., Rose, J., and Wisner, B.  Climate change and disaster management.  Disasters 30(1): 64-80, 2006.

Oppenheimer, M. and Todorov, A.  Global warming: The psychology of long term risk.  Climatic Change 77(1-2): 1-6, 2006.

Osborn, T. and Briffa, K.R.  The spatial extent of 20th-century warmth in the context of the past 1200 years.  Science 311(5762): 841-844, 2006.

Otto-Bliesner, B.L., Marsha, S.J., Overpeck, J.T., Miller, G.H., and Hu, A.X.  Simulating Arctic climate warmth and icefield retreat in the last interglaciation.  Science 311(5768): 1751-1753, 2006.

Overpeck, J.T. and Cole, J.E.  Abrupt change in Earth's climate system.  Annual Review of Environment and Resources 31: 1-31, 2006.
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Overpeck, J.T., Otto-Bliesner, B.L., Miller, G.H., Muhs, D.R., Alley, R.B., and Kiehl, J.T.  Paleoclimatic evidence for future ice-sheet instability and rapid sea-level rise.  Science 311(5768): 1747-1750, 2006.

Paavola, J. and Adger, W.N.  Fair adaptation to climate change.  Ecological Economics 56(4): 594-609, 2006.

Park, G.-H., Lee, K., Tishchenko, P., Min, D.-H., Warner, M.J., Talley, L.D., Kang, D.-J., and Kim, K.-R.  Large accumulation of anthropogenic CO2 in the East (Japan) Sea and its significant impact on carbonate chemistry.  Global Biogeochemical Cycles 20(40): art. GB4013, 2006.

Parks, B.C. and Roberts, J.T.  Globalization, vulnerability to climate change, and perceived injustice.  Society and Natural Resources 19(4): 337-355, 2006.

Parks, E.K., Derocher, A.E., and Lunn, N.J.  Seasonal and annual movement patterns of polar bears on the sea ice of Hudson Bay.  Canadian Journal of Zoology 84(9): 1281-1294, 2006.
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Parmesan, C.  Ecological and evolutionary responses to recent climate change.  Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 37: 637-669, 2006.
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Patz, J.A., Olson, S.H., and Gray, A.L.  Climate change, oceans, and human health.  Oceanography 19(2): 52-59, 2006.

Payet, R. and Agricole, W.  Climate change in the Seychelles: Implications for water and coral reefs.  Ambio 35(4): 182-189, 2006.
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Pelejero, C., Calvo, E., McCulloch, M.T., Marshall, J.F., Gagan, M.K., Lough, J.M., and Opdyke, B.N.  Response to comment on ''Preindustrial to modern interdecadal variability in coral reef pH''.  Science 314(5799): 595, 2006.

Peterson, B.J., McClelland, J., Curry, R., Holmes, R.M., Walsh, J.E., and Aagaard, K.  Trajectory shifts in the Arctic and subarctic freshwater cycle.  Science 313(5790): 1061-1066, 2006.

Pielke, R., Landsea, C., Mayfield, M., Laver, J., and Pasch, R.  Reply to "Hurricanes and global warming—potential linkages and consequences".  Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 87(5): 628-631, 2006.

Pike, D.A., Antworth, R.L., and Stiner, J.C.  Earlier nesting contributes to shorter nesting seasons for the Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta.  Journal of Herpetology 40(1): 91-94, 2006.

Plag, H.-P.  Recent relative sea-level trends: an attempt to quantify the forcing factors.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [A] 364(1841): 821-84, 2006.

Poulin, R.  Global warming and temperature-mediated increases in cercarial emergence in trematode parasites.  Parasitology 132(1): 143-151, 2006.

Poulin, R. and Mouritsen, K.N.  Climate change, parasitism and the structure of intertidal ecosystems.  Journal of Helminthology 80(2): 183-191, 2006.

Rand, P.S., Hinch, S.G., Morrison, J., Foreman, M.G.G., MacNutt, M.J., Macdonald, J.S., Healey, M.C., Farrell, A.P., and Higgs, D.A.  Effects of river discharge, temperature, and future climates on energetics and mortality of adult migrating Fraser River sockeye salmon.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135(3): 655-667, 2006.
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Raper, S.C.B. and Braithwaite, R.J.  Low sea level rise projections from mountain glaciers and icecaps under global warming.  Nature 439(7074): 311-313, 2006.

Reist, J.D., Wrona, F.J., Prowse, T.D., Dempson, J.B., Power, M., Kock, G., Carmichael, T.J., Sawatzky, C.D., Lehtonen, H., and Tallman, R.F.  Effects of climate change and UV radiation on fisheries for Arctic freshwater and anadromous species.  Ambio 35(7): 402-410, 2006.
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Reist, J.D., Wrona, F.J., Prowse, T.D., Power, M., Dempson, J.B., Beamish, R.J., King, J.R., Carmichael, T.J., and Sawatzky, C.D.  General effects of climate change on Arctic fishes and fish populations.  Ambio 35(7): 370-380, 2006.
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Reist, J.D., Wrona, F.J., Prowse, T.D., Power, M., Dempson, J.B., King, J.R., and Beamish, R.J.  An overview of effects of climate change on selected Arctic freshwater and anadromous fishes.  Ambio 35(7): 381-387, 2006.
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Rennermalm, A.K., Wood, E.F., Déry, S.J., Weaver, A.J., and Eby, M.  Sensitivity of the thermohaline circulation to Arctic Ocean runoff.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(12): art. L12703, 2006.

Richmond, C., Marcus, N.H., Sedlacek, C., Miller, G.A., and Oppert, C.  Hypoxia and seasonal temperature:  Short-term effects and long-term implications for Acartia tonsa dana.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 328(2): 177-196, 2006.

Ries, J.B., Stanley, S.M., and Hardie, L.A.  Scleractinian corals produce calcite, and grow more slowly, in artificial Cretaceous seawater.  Geology 34(7): 525-528, 2006.

Rignot, E.  Changes in ice dynamics and mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [A] 364(1844): 1637-1655, 2006.

Rignot, E. and Kanagaratnam, P.  Changes in the velocity structure of the Greenland ice sheet.  Science 311(5763): 986-990, 2006.

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