Thermal specialist ant species have restricted, equatorial geographic ranges: implications for climate change vulnerability and risk of extinction

Ecography ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 1507-1509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Diamond ◽  
Lacy D. Chick
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Geographic Ranges ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Risk Of Extinction

scholarly journals The Importance of Assessing Climate Change Vulnerability to Address Species Conservation

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 450-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen E. Bagne ◽  
Megan M. Friggens ◽  
Sharon J. Coe ◽  
Deborah M. Finch
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Species Conservation ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Small Subset ◽  
Species At Risk ◽  
Terrestrial Vertebrates ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Risk Of Extinction

Abstract Species conservation often prioritizes attention on a small subset of “special status” species at high risk of extinction, but actions based on current lists of special status species may not effectively moderate biodiversity loss if climate change alters threats. Assessments of climate change vulnerability may provide a method to enhance identification of species at risk of extinction. We compared climate change vulnerability and lists of special status species to examine the adequacy of current lists to represent species at risk of extinction in the coming decades. The comparison was made for terrestrial vertebrates in a regionally important management area of the southwestern United States. Many species not listed as special status were vulnerable to increased extinction risk with climate change. Overall, 74% of vulnerable species were not included in lists of special status and omissions were greatest for birds and reptiles. Most special status species were identified as additionally vulnerable to climate change impacts and there was little evidence to indicate the outlook for these species might improve with climate change, which suggests that existing conservation efforts will need to be intensified. Current special status lists encompassed climate change vulnerability best if climate change was expected to exacerbate current threats, such as the loss of wetlands, but often overlooked climate-driven threats, such as exceeding physiological thresholds.

scholarly journals Future climate change vulnerability of endemic island mammals

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camille Leclerc ◽  
Franck Courchamp ◽  
Céline Bellard
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Future Climate ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽  
Insular Ecosystems

Abstract Despite their high vulnerability, insular ecosystems have been largely ignored in climate change assessments, and when they are investigated, studies tend to focus on exposure to threats instead of vulnerability. The present study examines climate change vulnerability of islands, focusing on endemic mammals and by 2050 (RCPs 6.0 and 8.5), using trait-based and quantitative-vulnerability frameworks that take into account exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. Our results suggest that all islands and archipelagos show a certain level of vulnerability to future climate change, that is typically more important in Pacific Ocean ones. Among the drivers of vulnerability to climate change, exposure was rarely the main one and did not explain the pattern of vulnerability. In addition, endemic mammals with long generation lengths and high dietary specializations are predicted to be the most vulnerable to climate change. Our findings highlight the importance of exploring islands vulnerability to identify the highest climate change impacts and to avoid the extinction of unique biodiversity.

Climate change vulnerability of cetaceans in Macaronesia: Insights from a trait-based assessment

2021 ◽  
pp. 148652
Author(s):  
A. Sousa ◽  
F. Alves ◽  
P. Arranz ◽  
A. Dinis ◽  
M. Fernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability

Quantitative Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability of Irrigation Demands in Mediterranean Europe

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Garrote ◽  
Ana Iglesias ◽  
Alfredo Granados ◽  
Luis Mediero ◽  
Francisco Martin-Carrasco
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Mediterranean Europe
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