Extinction risk at high latitudes

Eric Post; Jedediah Brodie

doi:10.5822/978-1-61091-182-5_8

Extinction risk at high latitudes

Eric Post, Jedediah Brodie

Biological Sciences

Pennsylvania State University

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Abstract

Of the abiotic changes associated with the current phase of warming occurring on Earth, the loss of sea ice, snow cover, and glaciers are among the most apparent, rapid, and potentially ecologically devastating. These physical effects make polar regions the most likely places to experience first extinctions due to climate change. Have extinctions already been recorded in high latitude species, or do population trends suggest that extinctions are imminent? This chapter answers these questions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Saving a Million Species
Subtitle of host publication	Extinction Risk from Climate Change
Publisher	Island Press-Center for Resource Economics
Pages	121-137
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9781610911825
ISBN (Print)	1597265691, 9781597265690
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-182-5_8
State	Published - Oct 1 2013

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