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

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 and J. Lowe
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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
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
J. Ramirez-Villegas: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
T. J. Osborn: Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
A. Jarvis: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
L. P. Shoo: Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University
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

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 7, 678-682

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.

Date: 2013
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