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Quantifying the benefit of early climate change mitigation in avoiding biodiversity loss

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  • R. Warren

    (Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia)

  • J. VanDerWal

    (Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University
    eResearch Centre, James Cook University)

  • J. Price

    (Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia)

  • J. A. Welbergen

    (Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University)

  • I. Atkinson

    (Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University
    eResearch Centre, James Cook University)

  • J. Ramirez-Villegas

    (International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
    CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
    Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science (ICAS), School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds)

  • T. J. Osborn

    (Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia)

  • A. Jarvis

    (International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
    CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS))

  • L. P. Shoo

    (Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University
    School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland)

  • S. E. Williams

    (Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University)

  • J. Lowe

    (Met Office Hadley Centre, University of Reading)

Abstract

Climate change is expected to significantly influence biodiversity, but the performance of climate change mitigation strategies in reducing these impacts is not yet known. Simulations of the future ranges of common and widespread species indicate that mitigation could reduce range loss by 60% if emissions peak in 2016, or by 40% if emissions peak in 2030.

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  • R. Warren & J. VanDerWal & J. Price & J. A. Welbergen & I. Atkinson & J. Ramirez-Villegas & T. J. Osborn & A. Jarvis & L. P. Shoo & S. E. Williams & J. Lowe, 2013. "Quantifying the benefit of early climate change mitigation in avoiding biodiversity loss," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 3(7), pages 678-682, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:3:y:2013:i:7:d:10.1038_nclimate1887
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1887
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