The evidence for rapid climate change now seems overwhelming. Global temperatures are predicted to rise by up to 4 °C by 2100, with associated alterations in precipitation patterns. Assessing the consequences for biodiversity, and how they might be mitigated, is a Grand Challenge in ecology.
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Thuiller, W. Climate change and the ecologist. Nature 448, 550–552 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/448550a
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