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Nature 421, 57-60 (2 January 2003) | doi:10.1038/nature01333;

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Fingerprints of global warming on wild animals and plants

Over the past 100 years, the global average temperature has increased by approximately 0.6|[thinsp]||[deg]|C and is projected to continue to rise at a rapid rate. Although species have responded to climatic changes throughout their evolutionary history, a primary concern for wild species and their ecosystems is this rapid rate of change.

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