Research
Rising seas could reshape habitats for more than 40% of world’s land vertebrates
Mongabay · By Carolyn Cowan ·
The Brief
- A new global study in Science finds that climate-driven sea level rise could take over 42% of terrestrial land vertebrates' habitats into the ocean by the end of the century.
- The study overlaid habitat suitability maps with sea level rise projections.
Why it matters
Coastal habitat loss could shift where many land vertebrate species can live, which matters for conservation planning and for managing protected areas near the coast.
Who’s affected
- conservation biologists
- coastal planners and policymakers
- #sea level rise
- #land vertebrates
- #habitat loss
- #climate change
- #conservation
Sea level rise driven by climate change could see more than 42% of terrestrial land vertebrates lose parts of their habitats to the ocean by the end of the century, according to new research. The global study, recently published in Science, overlaid habitat suitability maps…