Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity of Arctic Biome

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Manna, Shaheen | Das, Dipanwita^{; *} | Mukherjee, Sayantika | Saha, Amrita

Affiliations: Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences, Amity University, Kolkata

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding Author. [email protected]

Abstract: Polar zones are identified as high species richness areas on our planet. In certain regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, air temperatures are observed to be increasing at rates over two times the global average; there are other direct human impacts on polar areas like contamination, over utilisation and advancement. Polar environments and the biodiversity they support are now reacting to this change and it is normal that much more significant effects will happen this century. Intensifying the threat to polar biodiversity is the certainty that numerous polar environments have restricted functional redundancy; in case of the disappearance of a solitary keystone species, they may possibly be exposed to descending impacts and complete biological system rebuilding. Fast environmental change influencing the polar areas will likewise have significant physical and biological outcomes for the remaining part of the planet since the ice-covered Arctic Ocean, the Antarctic landmass, and the globally notable Antarctic Circumpolar Current serves a critical job in controlling the Earth’s environment and sea frameworks. This study concentrates on the contributing variables of environmental change, the impacts of environmental change on the Arctic biome, alongside the impacts of environmental change on the species of the Arctic biome. The outcomes are evident that biodiversity is being affected extremely by environmental change through its degradation of natural surroundings and adverse consequences on species inside.

Keywords: Climate change, Biodiversity, Arctic

DOI: 10.3233/JCC220012

Journal: Journal of Climate Change, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 35-39, 2022