According to researchers Parmesan and Yohe, how are living systems responding to anthropogenic global warming?

a. All biomes are remaining intact but are shifting their distributions northward.
b. Some species are moving northward and others are not, so communities are being disrupted.
c. All biomes are remaining intact, but some are shifting their distributions and other biomes are not.
d. Most plants are shifting their distributions northward, but most animals are not.
e. Most animals are shifting their distributions northward, but most plants are not.


ANSWER: b

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