The More Things Change ...

Predicted percentage of ecological landscape being driven
toward changes in plant species by 2100. NASA/JPL-Caltech

... the more they force other things to change. A new report out from NASA and Caltech, based on computer modeling, predicts the biome and species shifts that will take place in the next centuries as a result of climate change.
"Our study introduces a new view of climate change, exploring the ecological implications of a few degrees of global warming," said study leader Jon Bergengren. "While warnings of melting glaciers, rising sea levels and other environmental changes are illustrative and important, ultimately, it's the ecological consequences that matter most." http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-387&cid=release_2011-387&msource=11387&tr=y&auid=10010673