Abstract:Climate change has led to shifts in species distribution and become a crucial factor in the extinction of species. Increasing average temperatures, temperature extremes, and unpredictable weather events have all become a part of a perfect storm that is threatening ecosystems. Higher altitude habitats are disproportionately affected by climate change, and habitats for already threatened specialist species are shrinking. The Siberian ibex, Capra sibirica, is distributed across Central Asia and Southern Siberia a… Show more
“…For example, the suitable habitat for Sabina przewalskii and Potentilla parvifolia will enlarge in the 2070s, while that of Picea crassifolia will shrink [8]. Capra sibirica, a Siberian ibex in eastern Pamir, may respond to climate change by shifting to higher latitudes due to habitat reduction under future climate scenarios [9]. It seems that animals and birds are more acclimated to the changing climate than plants are.…”
Mountains encompass more than 30% of all land and 23% of the Earth’s forests, with high levels of biodiversity and endemism, and they support diverse habitats and refuges for approximately 85% of amphibian, bird, and mammal species [...]
“…For example, the suitable habitat for Sabina przewalskii and Potentilla parvifolia will enlarge in the 2070s, while that of Picea crassifolia will shrink [8]. Capra sibirica, a Siberian ibex in eastern Pamir, may respond to climate change by shifting to higher latitudes due to habitat reduction under future climate scenarios [9]. It seems that animals and birds are more acclimated to the changing climate than plants are.…”
Mountains encompass more than 30% of all land and 23% of the Earth’s forests, with high levels of biodiversity and endemism, and they support diverse habitats and refuges for approximately 85% of amphibian, bird, and mammal species [...]
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