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Preventing species extinctions resulting from climate change

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  • H. Resit Akçakaya

    (Stony Brook University
    IUCN Species Survival Commission, Climate Change Specialist Group)

  • Stuart H. M. Butchart

    (BirdLife International
    IUCN Species Survival Commission, Climate Change Specialist Group)

  • James E. M. Watson

    (School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland
    Global Conservation Program, Wildlife Conservation Society
    IUCN Species Survival Commission, Climate Change Specialist Group)

  • Richard G. Pearson

    (Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Evolution and Environment, University College London
    IUCN Species Survival Commission, Climate Change Specialist Group)

Abstract

Recent studies show that current IUCN Red List assessment methods can identify species vulnerable to extinction because of climate change. But species must be assessed more completely and more regularly, and adaptation actions initiated swiftly once threatened species are identified.

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  • H. Resit Akçakaya & Stuart H. M. Butchart & James E. M. Watson & Richard G. Pearson, 2014. "Preventing species extinctions resulting from climate change," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 4(12), pages 1048-1049, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:4:y:2014:i:12:d:10.1038_nclimate2455
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2455
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