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Climate Change: 2008 Publications

Albright, R., Mason, B., and Langdon, C.  Effect of aragonite saturation state on settlement and post-settlement growth of Porites astreoides larvae.  Coral Reefs 27(3): 485-490, 2008.

Alongi, D.M.  Mangrove forests:  Resilience, protection from tsunamis, and responses to global climate change.  Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 76(1): 1-13, 2008.

Anthony, K.R.N., Kline, D.I., Diaz-Pulido, G., Dove, S., and Hoegh-Guldberg, O.  Ocean acidification causes bleaching and productivity loss in coral reef builders.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 105(45): 17442-17446, 2008.

Auffhammer, M. and Carson, R.T.  Forecasting the path of China's CO2 emissions using province level information.  Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 55(3): 229-247, 2008.

August, S.M. and Hicks, B.J.  Water temperature and upstream migration of glass eels in New Zealand:  implications of climate change.  Environmental Biology of Fishes 81(2): 195-205, 2008.

Aumann, H.H., Ruzmaikin, A., and Teixeira, J.  Frequency of severe storms and global warming.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(19): art. L19805, 2008.

Bala, G., Duffy, P.B., and Taylor, K.E.  Impact of geoengineering schemes on the global hydrological cycle.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 105(22): 7664-7669, 2008.

Barnes, D.K.A. and Peck, L.S.  Vulnerability of Antarctic shelf biodiversity to predicted regional warming.  Climate Research 37(2-3): 149-163, 2008.

Barreiro, M., Fedorov, A., Pacanowski, R., and Philander, S.G.  Abrupt climate changes:  How freshening of the northern Atlantic affects the thermohaline and wind-driven oceanic circulations.  Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 36: 33-58, 2008.

Beesley, A., Lowe, D.M., Pascoe, C.K., and Widdicombe, S.  Effects of CO2-induced seawater acidification on the health of Mytilus edulis.  Climate Research 37(2-3): 215-225, 2008.

Bluhm, B.A. and Gradinger, R.  Regional variability in food availability for arctic marine mammals.  Ecological Applications 18(2) Supplement: 77-96, 2008.

Bohannon, J.  Weighing the climate risks of an untapped fossil fuel.  Science 319(5871): 1753, 2008.

Bonhommeau, S., Chassot, E., and Rivot, E.  Fluctuations in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) recruitment resulting from environmental changes in the Sargasso Sea.  Fisheries Oceanography 17(1): 32-44, 2008.

Boykoff, M.T.  Lost in translation?  United States television news coverage of anthropogenic climate change, 1995-2004.  Climatic Change 86(1-2): 1-11, 2008.

Bracegirdle, T.J., Connolley, W.M., and Turner, J.  Antarctic climate change over the twenty first century.  Journal of Geophysical Research 113(3): art. D03103, 2008.

Bradshaw, W.E. and Holzapfel, C.M.  Genetic response to rapid climate change: it's seasonal timing that matters.  Molecular Ecology 17(1): 157-166, 2008.

Burek, K.A., Gulland, F.M.D., and O'Hara, T.M.  Effects of climate change on Arctic marine mammal health.  Ecological Applications 18(2) Supplement: 126-134, 2008.

Carpenter, K.E. et al.  One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts.  Science 321(5888): 560-563, 2008.

Cayan, D.R., Bromirski, P.D., Hayhoe, K., Tyree, M., Dettinger, M.D., and Flick, R.E.  Climate change projections of sea level extremes along the California coast.  Climatic Change 87: S57-S73, 2008.

Chao, B.F., Wu, Y.H., and Li, Y.S.  Impact of artificial reservoir water impoundment on global sea level.  Science 320(5873): 212-214, 2008.

Charbit, S., Paillard, D., and Ramstein, G.  Amount of CO2 emissions irreversibly leading to the total melting of Greenland.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(12): art. L12503, 2008.

Church, J.A., White, N.J., Aarup, T., Wilson, W.S., Woodworth, P.L., Domingues, C.M., Hunter, J.R., and Lambeck, K.  Understanding global sea levels: past, present and future.  Sustainability Science 3(1): 9-22, 2008.

Comiso, J.C. and Nishio, F.  Trends in the sea ice cover using enhanced and compatible AMSR-E, SSM/I, and SMMR data.  Journal of Geophysical Research 113(2): art. C02S07, 2008.

Comiso, J.C., Parkinson, C.L., Gersten, R., and Stock, L.  Accelerated decline in the Arctic sea ice cover.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(1): art. L01703, 2008.

Cooper, T.F., De'Ath, G., Fabricius, K.E., and Lough, J.M.  Declining coral calcification in massive Porites in two nearshore regions of the northern Great Barrier Reef.  Global Change Biology 14(3): 529-538, 2008.

Cresswell, K.A., Wiedenmann, J., and Mangel, M.  Can macaroni penguins keep up with climate- and fishing-induced changes in krill?  Polar Biology 31(5): 641-649, 2008.

Dankers, R. and Middelkoop, H.  River discharge and freshwater runoff to the Barents Sea under present and future climate conditions.  Climatic Change 87(1-2): 131-153, 2008.

Day, J.W., Christian, R.R., Boesch, D.M., Yanez-Arancibia, A., Morris, J., Twilley, R.R., Naylor, L., Schaffner, L., and Stevenson, C.  Consequences of climate change on the ecogeomorphology of coastal wetlands.  Estuaries and Coasts 31(3): 477-491, 2008.

DiNitto, D., Daltdouh-Guebas, F., Kairo, J.G., Decleir, H., and Koedam, N.  Digital terrain modelling to investigate the effects of sea level rise on mangrove propagule establishment.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 356: 175-188, 2008.

Ehlers, A., Worm, B., and Reusch, T.B.H.  Importance of genetic diversity in eelgrass Zostera marina for its resilience to global warming.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 355: 1-7, 2008.

Elsner, J.B., Kossin, J.P., and Jagger, T.H.  The increasing intensity of the strongest tropical cyclones.  Nature 455(7209): 92-95, 2008.

Emanuel, K., Sundararajan, R., and Williams, J.  Hurricanes and global warming:  Results from downscaling IPCC AR4 simulations.  Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 89(3): 347-367, 2008.

Feng, Y., Warner, M.E., Zhang, Y., Sun, J., Fu, F.X., Rose, J.M., and Hutchins, D.A.  Interactive effects of increased pCO2, temperature and irradiance on the marine coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi (Prymnesiophyceae).  European Journal of Phycology 43(1): 87-98, 2008.

Fish, M.R., Côté, I.M., Horrocks, J.A., Mulligan, B., Watkinson, A.R., and Jones, A.P.  Construction setback regulations and sea-level rise:  Mitigating sea turtle nesting beach loss.  Ocean and Coastal Management 51(4): 330-341, 2008.

FitzGerald, D.M., Fenster, M.S., Argow, B.A., and Buynevich, I.V.  Coastal impacts due to sea-level rise.  Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 36: 601-647, 2008.

Friedlingstein, P.  A steep road to climate stabilization.  Nature 451(7176): 297-298, 2008.

Fu, F.X., Zhang, Y.H., Warner, M.E., Feng, Y.Y., Sun, J., and Hutchins, D.A.  A comparison of future increased CO2 and temperature effects on sympatric Heterosigma akashiwo and Prorocentrum minimum.  Harmful Algae 7(1): 76-90, 2008.

Fuglestvedt, J., Berntsen, T., Myhre, G., Rypdal, K., and Skeie, R.B.  Climate forcing from the transport sectors.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 105(2): 454-458, 2008.

Gienapp, P., Teplitsky, C., Alho, J.S., Mills, J.A., and Merila, J.  Climate change and evolution: disentangling environmental and genetic responses.  Molecular Ecology 17(1): 167-178, 2008.

Gillett, N.P., Stott, P.A., and Santer, B.D.  Attribution of cyclogenesis region sea surface temperature change to anthropogenic influence.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(9): art. L09707, 2008.

Gilman, E.L., Ellison, J., Duke, N.C., and Field, C.  Threats to mangroves from climate change and adaptation options:  A review.  Aquatic Botany 89(2): 237-250, 2008.

Gledhill, D.K., Wanninkhof, R., Millero, F.J., and Eakin, M.  Ocean acidification of the Greater Caribbean Region 1996-2006.  Journal of Geophysical Research 113(10): art. C10031, 2008.

Goffredo, S., Caroselli, E., Mattioli, G., Pignotti, E., and Zaccanti, F.  Relationships between growth, population structure and sea surface temperature in the temperate solitary coral Balanophyllia europaea (Scleractinia, Dendrophylliidae).  Coral Reefs 27(3): 623-632, 2008.

Graham, N.A.J. et al.  Climate warming, marine protected areas and the ocean-scale integrity of coral reef ecosystems.  PLoS ONE 3(8): art. e3039, 2008.

Greenstein, B.J. and Pandolfi, J.M.  Escaping the heat:  range shifts of reef coral taxa in coastal Western Australia.  Global Change Biology 14(3): 513-528, 2008.

Gruber, N. and Galloway, J.N.  An Earth-system perspective of the global nitrogen cycle.  Nature 451(7176): 293-296, 2008.

Guinotte, J.M. and Fabry, V.J.  Ocean acidification and its potential effects on marine ecosystems.  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1134(1): 320-342, 2008.

Hall, D.K., Williams, R.S., Luthcke, S.B., and Digirolamo, N.E.  Greenland ice sheet surface temperature, melt and mass loss: 2000-06.  Journal of Glaciology 54(184): 81-93, 2008.

Hawkins, S.J., Moore, P.J., Burrows, M.T., Poloczanska, E., Mieszkowska, N., Herbert, R.J.H., Jenkins, S.R., Thompson, R.C., Genner, M.J., and Southward, A.J.  Complex interactions in a rapidly changing world: responses of rocky shore communities to recent climate change.  Climate Research 37(2-3): 123-133, 2008.

Hellmann, J.J., Byers, J.E., Bierwagen, B.G., and Dukes, J.S.  Five potential consequences of climate change for invasive species.  Conservation Biology 22(3): 534-543, 2008.

Hershner, C. and Havens, K.J.  Managing invasive aquatic plants in a changing system:  Strategic consideration of ecosystem services.  Conservation Biology 22(3): 544-550, 2008.

Hester, K.C., Peltzer, E.T., Kirkwood, W.J., and Brewer, P.G.  Unanticipated consequences of ocean acidification:  A noisier ocean at lower pH.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(19): art. L19601, 2008.

Hiddink, J.G. and ter Hofstede, R.  Climate induced increases in species richness of marine fishes.  Global Change Biology 14(3): 453-460, 2008.

Hobson, V.J., McMahon, C.R., Richardson, A., and Hays, G.C.  Ocean surface warming: The North Atlantic remains within the envelope of previous recorded conditions.  Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 55(2): 155-162, 2008.

Holland, D.M., Thomas, R.H., de Young, B., Ribergaard, M.H., and Lyberth, B.  Acceleration of Jakobshavn Isbræ triggered by warm subsurface ocean waters.  Nature Geoscience 1(10): 659-664, 2008.

Hopkinson, C.S., Lugo, A.E., Alber, M., Covich, A.P., and Van Bloem, S.J.  Forecasting effects of sea-level rise and windstorms on coastal and inland ecosystems.  Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 6(5): 255-263, 2008.

Iglesias-Rodriguez, M.D., Halloran, P.R., Rickaby, R.E.M., Hall, I.R., Colmenero-Hidalgo, E., Gittins, J.R., Green, D.R.H., Tyrrell, T., Gibbs, S.J., von Dassow, P., Rehm, E., Armbrust, E.V., and Boessenkool, K.P.  Phytoplankton calcification in a high-CO2 world.  Science 320(5874): 336-340, 2008.

Inoue, J., Kikuchi, T., and Perovich, D.K.  Effect of heat transmission through melt ponds and ice on melting during summer in the Arctic Ocean.  Journal of Geophysical Research 113(5): art. C05020, 2008.

Jokiel, P.L., Rodgers, K.S., Kuffner, I.B., Andersson, A.J., Cox, E.F., and Mackenzie, F.T.  Ocean acidification and calcifying reef organisms:  a mesocosm investigation.  Coral Reefs 27(3): 473-483, 2008.

Joos, F. and Spahni, R.  Rates of change in natural and anthropogenic radiative forcing over the past 20,000 years.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 105(5): 1425-1430, 2008.

Jussi, M., Harkonen, T., Helle, E., and Jussi, I.  Decreasing ice coverage will reduce the breeding sucess of Baltic Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) females.  Ambio 37(2): 80-85, 2008.

Kinnard, C., Zdanowicz, C.M., Koerner, R.M., and Fisher, D.A.  A changing Arctic seasonal ice zone:  Observations from 1870-2003 and possible oceanographic consequences.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(2): art. L02507, 2008.

Kirwan, M.L. and Murray, A.B.  Tidal marshes as disequilibrium landscapes?  Lags between morphology and Holocene sea level change.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(24): art. L24401, 2008.

Knutson, T.R., Sirutis, J.J., Garner, S.T., Vecchi, G.A., and Held, I.M.  Simulated reduction in Atlantic hurricane frequency under twenty-first-century warming conditions.  Nature Geoscience 1(6): 359-364, 2008.

Komar, P.D. and Allan, J.C.  Increasing hurricane-generated wave heights along the US East Coast and their climate controls.  Journal of Coastal Research 24(2): 479-488, 2008.

Kovacs, K.M. and Lydersen, C.  Climate change impacts on seals and whales in the North Atlantic Arctic and adjacent shelf seas.  Science Progress 91(2): 117-150, 2008.

Kuffner, I.B., Andersson, A.J., Jokiel, P.L., Rodgers, K.S., and Mackenzie, F.T.  Decreased abundance of crustose coralline algae due to ocean acidification.  Nature Geoscience 1(2): 114-117, 2008.

Kurihara, H., Matsui, M., Furukawa, H., Hayashi, M., and Ishimatsu, A.  Long-term effects of predicted future seawater CO2 conditions on the survival and growth of the marine shrimp Palaemon pacificus.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 367(1): 41-46, 2008.

Laidre, K.L., Stirling, I., Lowry, L.F., Wiig, O., Heide-Jorgensen, M.P., and Ferguson, S.H.  Quantifying the sensitivity of arctic marine mammals to climate-induced habitat change.  Ecological Applications 18(2) Supplement: 97-125, 2008.

Lange, M.A.  Assessing climate change impacts in the European north.  Climatic Change 87(1-2): 7-34, 2008.

Le Bohec, C., Durant, J.M., Gauthier-Clerc, M., Stenseth, N.C., Park, Y.-H., Pradel, R., Grémillet, D., Gendner, J.-P., and Le Maho, Y.  King penguin population threatened by Southern Ocean warming.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 105(7): 2493-2497, 2008.

Lee, H., Reusser, D.A., Olden, J.D., Smith, S.S., Graham, J., Burkett, V., Dukes, J.S., Piorkowski, R.J., and McPhedran, J.  Integrated monitoring and information systems for managing aquatic invasive species in a changing climate.  Conservation Biology 22(3): 575-584, 2008.

Lenton, T.M., Held, H., Kriegler, E., Hall, J.W., Lucht, W., Rahmstorf, S., and Schellnhuber, H.J.  Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 105(6): 1786-1793, 2008.

Lough, J.M.  A changing climate for coral reefs.  Journal of Environmental Monitoring 10(1): 21-29, 2008.

Lunt, D.J., Ridgwell, A., Valdes, P.J., and Seale, A.  "Sunshade World":  A fully coupled GCM evaluation of the climatic impacts of geoengineering.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(12): art. L12710, 2008.

Mann, M.E., Zhang, Z., Hughes, M.K., Bradley, R.S., Miller, S.K., Rutherford, S., and Ni, F.  Proxy-based reconstructions of hemispheric and global surface temperature variations over the past two millennia.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 105(36): 13252-13257, 2008.

Manzello, D.P., Kleypas, J.A., Budd, D.A., Eakin, C.M., Glynn, P.W., and Langdon, C.  Poorly cemented coral reefs of the eastern tropical Pacific:  Possible insights into reef development in a high-CO2 world.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 105(30): 10450-10455, 2008.

Matthews, H.D. and Caldeira, K.  Stabilizing climate requires near-zero emissions.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(4): art. L04705, 2008.

Mayer, H. and Herzfeld, U.C.  The rapid retreat of Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland: field observations of 2005 and structural analysis of its evolution.  Natural Resources Research 17(3): 167-179, 2008.

Mayhew, P.J., Jenkins, G.B., and Benton, T.G.  A long-term association between global temperature and biodiversity, origination and extinction in the fossil record.  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London [B] 275(1630): 47-53, 2008.

Mazaris, A.D., Kallimanis, A.S., Sgardelis, S.P., and Pantis, J.D.  Do long-term changes in sea surface temperature at the breeding areas affect the breeding dates and reproduction performance of Mediterranean loggerhead turtles?  Implications for climate change.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 367(2): 219-226, 2008.

Menge, B.A., Chan, F., and Lubchenco, J.  Response of a rocky intertidal ecosystem engineer and community dominant to climate change.  Ecology Letters 11(2): 151-162, 2008.

Middlebrook, R., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., and Leggat, W.  The effect of thermal history on the susceptibility of reef-building coral to thermal stress.  Journal of Experimental Biology 211(7): 1050-1056, 2008.

Milinski, M., Sommerfeld, R.D., Krambeck, H.-J., Reed, F.A., and Marotzke, J.  The collective-risk social dilemma and the prevention of simulated dangerous climate change.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 105(7): 2291-2294, 2008.

Min, S.K., Zhang, X.B., and Zwiers, F.  Human-induced arctic moistening.  Science 320(5875): 518-520, 2008.

Moline, M.A., Karnovsky, N.J., Brown, Z., Divoky, G.J., Frazer, T.K., Jacoby, C.A., Torres, J.J., and Fraser, W.R.  High latitude changes in ice dynamics and their impact on polar marine ecosystems.  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1134(1): 267-319, 2008.

Moore, S.E. and Huntington, H.P.  Arctic marine mammals and climate change: Impacts and resilience.  Ecological Applications 18(2) Supplement: 157-165, 2008.

Moore, S.K., Trainer, V.L., Mantua, N.J., Parker, M.S., Laws, E.A., Backer, L.C., and Fleming, L.E.  Impacts of climate variability and future climate change on harmful algal blooms and human health.  Environmental Health 7: art. S4, 2008.

Mueter, F.J. and Litzow, M.A.  Sea ice retreat alters the biogeography of the Bering Sea continental shelf.  Ecological Applications 18(2): 309-320, 2008.

Oswald, S.A., Bearhop, S., Furness, R.W., Huntley, B., and Hamer, K.C.  Heat stress in a high-latitude seabird: effects of temperature and food supply on bathing and nest attendance of great skuas Catharacta skua.  Journal of Avian Biology 39(2): 163-169, 2008.

Outridge, P.M., Macdonald, R.W., Wang, F., Stern, G.A., and Dastoor, A.P.  A mass balance inventory of mercury in the Arctic Ocean.  Environmental Chemistry 5(2): 89-111, 2008.

Overland, J.E., Wang, M., and Salo, S.  The recent Arctic warm period.  Tellus A 60(4): 589-597, 2008.

Oxenford, H.A., Roach, R., Brathwaite, A., Nurse, L., Goodridge, R., Hinds, F., Baldwin, K., and Finney, C.  Quantitative observations of a major coral bleaching event in Barbados, Southeastern Caribbean.  Climatic Change 87(3-4): 435-449, 2008.

Perovich, D.K., Richter-Menge, J.A., Jones, K.F., and Light, B.  Sunlight, water, and ice: extreme Arctic sea ice melt during the summer of 2007.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(11): art. L11501, 2008.

Pielke, R., Wigley, T., and Green, C.  Dangerous assumptions.  Nature 452(7187): 531-532, 2008.

Polovina, J.J., Howell, E.A., and Abecassis, M.  Ocean's least productive waters are expanding.  Geophysical Research Letters  35(3): art. L03618, 2008.

Portner, H.O., Bock, C., Knust, R., Lannig, G., Lucassen, M., Mark, F.C., and Sartoris, F.J.  Cod and climate in a latitudinal cline: physiological analyses of climate effects in marine fishes.  Climate Research 37(2-3): 253-270, 2008.

Pratchett, M.S., Munday, M.S., Wilson, S.K., Graham, N.A.J., Cinner, J.E., Bellwood, D.R., Jones, G.P., Polunin, N.V.C., and McClanahan, T.R.  Effects of climate-induced coral bleaching on coral-reef fishes:  ecological and economic consequences.  Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 46: 251-296, 2008.

Prather, M.J. and Hsu,J.  NF3, the greenhouse gas missing from Kyoto.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(12): art. L12810, 2008.

Pyke, C.R., Thomas, R., Porter, R.D., Hellmann, J.J., Dukes, J.S., Lodge, D.M., and Chavarria, G.  Current practices and future opportunities for policy on climate change and invasive species.  Conservation Biology 22(3): 585-592, 2008.

Rahel, F.J., Bierwagen, B., and Taniguchi, Y.  Managing aquatic species of conservation concern in the face of climate change and invasive species.  Conservation Biology 22(3): 551-561, 2008.

Rahel, F.J. and Olden, J.D.  Assessing the effects of climate change on aquatic invasive species.  Conservation Biology 22(3): 521-533, 2008.

Ramanathan, V. and Carmichael, G.  Global and regional climate changes due to black carbon.  Nature Geoscience 1(4): 221-227, 2008.

Read, P.  Biosphere carbon stock management: addressing the threat of abrupt climate change in the next few decades: an editorial essay.  Climatic Change 87(3-4): 305-320, 2008.

Rignot, E., Bamber, J.L., van den Broeke, M.R., Davis, C., Li, Y., van de Berg, W.-J., and van Meijgaard, E.  Recent Antarctic ice mass loss from radar interferometry and regional climate modelling.  Nature Geoscience 1(2): 106-110, 2008.

Rignot, E., Box, J.E., Burgess, E., and Hanna, E.  Mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet from 1958 to 2007.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(20): art. L20502, 2008.

Risbey, J.S.  The new climate discourse:  Alarmist or alarming?  Global Environmental Change 18(1): 26-37, 2008.

Rive, N. and Fuglestvedt, J.S.  Introducing population-adjusted historical contributions to global warming.  Global Environmental Change 18(1): 142-152, 2008.

Roderfeld, H., Blyth, E., Dankers, R., Huse, G., Slagstad, D., Ellingsen, I., Wolf, A., and Lange, M.A.  Potential impact of climate change on ecosystems of the Barents Sea Region.  Climatic Change 87(1-2): 283-303, 2008.

Rohling, E.J., Grant, K., Hemleben, Ch., Siddall, M., Hoogakker, B.A.A., Bolshaw, M., and Kucera, M.  High rates of sea-level rise during the last interglacial period.  Nature Geoscience 1(1): 38-42, 2008.

Saunders, M.A. and Lea, A.S.  Large contribution of sea surface warming to recent increase in Atlantic hurricane activity.  Nature 451(7178): 557-561, 2008.

Schiermeier, Q.  Are the IPCC scenarios 'unachievable'?  Nature 452(7187): 508-509, 2008.

Schlacher, T.A., Schoeman, D.S., Dugan, J., Lastra, M., Jones, A., Scapini, F., and McLachlan, A.  Sandy beach ecosystems:  key features, sampling issues, management challenges and climate change impacts.  Marine Ecology: An Evolutionary Perspective 29(s1): 70-90, 2008.

Schleyer, M.H., Kruger, A., and Celliers, L.  Long-term community changes on a high-latitude coral reef in the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa.  Marine Pollution Bulletin 56(3): 493-502, 2008.

Schliebe, S., Rode, K.D., Gleason, J.S., Wilder, J., Proffitt, K., Evans, T.J., and Miller, S.  Effects of sea ice extent and food availability on spatial and temporal distribution of polar bears during the fall open-water period in the Southern Beaufort Sea.  Polar Biology 31(8): 999-1010, 2008.

Sirenko, B.I. and Gagaev, S.Y.  Unusual abundance of macrobenthos and biological invasions in the Chukchi Sea.  Russian Journal of Marine Biology 33(6): 355-364, 2008.

Smedsrud, L.H., Sorteberg, A., and Kloster, K.  Recent and future changes of the Arctic sea-ice cover.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(20): art. L20503, 2008.

Smith, C.R., DeLeo, F.C., Bernardino, A.F., Sweetman, A.K., and Arbizu, P.M.  Abyssal food limitation, ecosystem structure and climate change.  Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23(9): 518-528, 2008.

Sokolova, I.M. and Lannig, G.  Interactive effects of metal pollution and temperature on metabolism in aquatic ectotherms: implications of global climate change.  Climate Research 37(2-3): 181-201, 2008.

Solow, A.R. and Beet, A.R.  On the incompleteness of the historical record of North Atlantic tropical cyclones.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(11): ART. L11803, 2008.

Staehli, A., Schaerer, R., Hoelzle, K., and Ribi, G.  Temperature induced disease in the starfish Astropecten jonstoni.  JMBA2 - Biodiversity Records (art. 5846), 2008.

Stammer, D.  Response of the global ocean to Greenland and Antarctic ice melting.  Journal of Geophysical Research 113(6): art. C06022, 2008.

Stammerjohn, S.E., Martinson, D.G., Smith, R.C., and Iannuzzi, R.A.  Sea ice in the western Antarctic Peninsula region: Spatio-temporal variability from ecological and climate change perspectives.  Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 55(18-19): 2041-2058, 2008.

Steele, M., Ermold, W., and Zhang, J.  Arctic Ocean surface warming trends over the past 100 years.  Geophysical Research Letters 35(2): art. L02614, 2008.

Steffensen, J.P. et al.  High-resolution Greenland Ice Core data show abrupt climate change happens in few years.  Science 321(5889): 680-684, 2008.

Stirling, A., Richardson, E., Thiemann, G.W., and Derocher, A.E.  Unusual predation attempts of polar bears on ringed seals in the southern Beaufort Sea: possible significance of changing spring ice conditions.  Arctic 61(1): 14-22, 2008.

Stott, P.A., Huntingford, C., Jones, C.D., and Kettleborough, J.A.  Observed climate change constrains the likelihood of extreme future global warming.  Tellus B 60(1): 76-81, 2008.

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Torrents, O., Tambutte, E., Caminiti, N., and Garrabou, J.  Upper thermal thresholds of shallow vs. deep populations of the precious Mediterranean red coral Corallium rubrum (L.):  Assessing the potential effects of warming in the NW Mediterranean.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 357(1): 7-19, 2008.

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