Biodiversity conservation: climate change and extinction risk.
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Abstract
Thomas et al. have carried out a useful analysis of the extinction risk from climate warming. Their overall conclusion, that a large fraction of extant species could be driven to extinction by expected climate trends over the next 50 years, is compelling: it adds to the many other reasons why new energy policies are needed to reduce the pace of warming.
Medical subject headings
- Biodiversity
- Greenhouse Effect
- Models, Biological