Projected changes in mammalian species richness

Figure Created 11 Oct 2012 Published 20 Nov 2012 Last modified 21 Dec 2016
Projected changes in in mammalian species richness by 2100 under emissions scenarios B1 (left) and A2 (right) in a 10’ resolution. Units in percentage.

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Individual  climatically suitable ranges for the year 2100 for 120 European mammals were modelled using BIOCLIM and overlaid. The change in percentage from species richness based on current climatically suitable ranges was then calculated.

 Levinsky, I., Skov, F., Svenning, J.C. & Rahbek, C. (2007) Potential impacts of climate change on the distributions and diversity patterns of European mammals. Biodiversity and Conservation, 16, 3803-3816.

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Temporal coverage: 2100

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