Species vulnerability under climate change, a new challenge for biodiversity conservation

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Published: Aug 17, 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7818/ECOS.2012.21-3.10
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climate warming, climate change adaptation, threatened species, protected areas, species responses, management strategies

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P. Arribas
<p>Dpto. Ecología e Hidrología. Universidad de Murcia. 30100. Murcia. España.</p>
P. Abellán
<p>Department of Biological Sciences. Aarhus University. DK-8000. Aarhus. Dinamarca.</p>
J. Velasco
<p>Dpto. Ecología e Hidrología. Universidad de Murcia. 30100. Murcia. España.</p>
D.T. Bilton
<p>Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre. University of Plymouth. PL4 8AA. Plymouth. Reino Unido.</p>
J.M. Lobo
<p>Dpto. Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC). 28006. Madrid. España.</p>
A. Millán
<p>Dpto. Ecología e Hidrología. Universidad de Murcia. 30100. Murcia. España.</p>
D. Sánchez-Fernández
<p>Dpto. Ecología e Hidrología. Universidad de Murcia. 30100. Murcia. España; Instituto de Biología Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF). 08003 Barcelona, España.</p>

Abstract

Arribas, P., Abellán, P., Velasco, J., Bilton, D.T., Lobo, J.M., Millán, A., Sánchez-Fernández, D. (2012). Species vulnerability under climate change, a new challenge for biodiversity conservation. Ecosistemas 21(3):79-84. Doi.: 10.7818/ECOS.2012.21-3.10


The current climate change is one of the main threats for the future of the biodiversity. Despite many recent studies have assessed the effects of the ongoing climate change on biodiversity, this information has not been translated into specific management strategies to minimize its impact on species. Here we summarize some of these studies (especially those focused on the Iberian Peninsula) and discuss (including examples) about some fundamental concepts in this field, such as the factors determining species vulnerability under climate change and their potentialities to make concise proposals on conservation strategies.

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Arribas, P., Abellán, P., Velasco, J., Bilton, D., Lobo, J., Millán, A., & Sánchez-Fernández, D. (2012). Species vulnerability under climate change, a new challenge for biodiversity conservation. Ecosistemas, 21(3), 79–84. https://doi.org/10.7818/ECOS.2012.21-3.10
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Vol. 21 No. 3 (2012): Vulnerabilidad de especies al cambio climático
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Review articles