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Climate Change as a Biodiversity Threat

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Climate change threatens biodiversity by shifting temperature and precipitation, per Bio 3521, faster than many species can migrate or adapt.

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A species restricted to a narrow elevational band has limited room to shift upslope as conditions warm.

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Assuming every species can migrate fast enough is the error — many cannot outpace the rate of change.