As a result of changes in land-use and alteration of the landscape, biodiversity of the region will also change. Changes in the ecosystems of the Northern Great Plains will depend heavily on the rate of climatic change and variability. Plant and animal species are constantly under going change and adaptation, but when the rate of change to the ecosystem surpasses the ability to adapt, species die off. Prediction of climate change and variability on a regional or local scale with respect to ecosystem change will provide insight into the world we will live in 100 years from now.