Local species more likely to suffer climate change extinction

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-04-13 08:48

New Zealand; International

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New predictions, centred on 273 biologically unique areas, suggest endemic species - those only found in the area they are native to - will be the worst-affected by climate change. Out of the endemic species studied, 100% of island species and and 84% of mountain species are projected to face high extinction risk. To help reduce extinction risks, both adaptation responses in biodiversity rich-spots and enhanced climate change mitigation are needed, according to these researchers.

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Organisation/s: University of Auckland, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Funder: SM was funded by the Coordenaç˜ao de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES Grant no. 001). MMV was funded by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq Grant no. 304309/2018-4) and the Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Grant no. E-26/ 202.647/2019), and had the support of the Brazilian Research Network on Climate Change (FINEP Grants no. 01.13.0353-00) and the National Institute for Science and Technology in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation (CNPq Grant no. 465610/2014-5 and FAPEG Grant no. 201810267000023). MJC attendance at meetings where this paper was planned and discussed was funded by the Ministry for the Environment – Manat¯ u M¯ o Te Taiao, New Zealand. GM, KG and HB acknowledge funding support from South African National Research Foundation grant #118591. GT and AD acknowledge support of Wildlife Institute of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. WK, TMK and CK were funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Grant KI 806/15-2). RJ was funded by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, UK (contract number: UK SBS CR18083).

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