ANN ARBOR—Without dramatic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions, most of the planet’s land-based ecosystems—from its forests and grasslands to the deserts and tundra—are at high risk of “major transformation” due to climate change, according to a new study from an international research team. The researchers used fossil records of global vegetation change that occurred during a … Continue reading Most land-based ecosystems worldwide risk ‘major transformation’ due to climate change