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The Journal of Population Matters
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A recent meta-analysis of the effect global temperature rises will have on species extinctions, has predicted that if we continue along our current business-as-usual trajectory of a 4.3°C increase in average global temperatures, up to one in six species are likely to be at risk of extinction due to climate change. Worryingly, even if we were to meet the international targets of an increase only of 2°C, which is thought to now be unlikely by many experts, 5.2% of species are still predicted to be at risk of extinction. The regions with highest extinction risk were found to be South America, Australia and New Zealand. Species most at risk are those that are endemic and with small geographical ranges. The author also highlighted that even those species that persist will not be unaffected by climate change, and in fact are likely to experience a range of effects on their populations, in turn impacting upon species interactions and ecological communities.
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English
2015
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