Modeling Climate Induced Range Shifts for the Wolf (Canis lupus), (2011 - 2100), under MIROC 3.2 (medres), in the Western Hemisphere
Dates
Original Data Basin Creation Date
2011-10-25 13:34:29
Original Data Basin Modified Date
2011-10-28 07:36:54
Summary
Lawler and colleagues assessed the potential effects of 30 coupled atmosphere–ocean general circulation model (AOGCM) future-climate simulations on the geographic ranges of 2954 species of birds, mammals, and amphibians in the Western Hemisphere. Eighty percent of the climate projections based on a relatively low greenhouse-gas emissions scenario result in the local loss of at least 10% of the vertebrate fauna over much of North and South America.
Summary
Lawler and colleagues assessed the potential effects of 30 coupled atmosphere–ocean general circulation model (AOGCM) future-climate simulations on the geographic ranges of 2954 species of birds, mammals, and amphibians in the Western Hemisphere. Eighty percent of the climate projections based on a relatively low greenhouse-gas emissions scenario result in the local loss of at least 10% of the vertebrate fauna over much of North and South America.
