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Tropical species 'not as vulnerable' to climate change extinction

Reported by Terra Daily on Sunday, 19 August 2012 (on August 19, 2012)

Tropical species 'not as vulnerable' to climate change extinction

London, UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2012

In the face of a changing climate many species must adapt or perish. Ecologists studying evolutionary responses to climate change forecast that cold-blooded tropical species are not as vulnerable to extinction as previously thought. The study, published in the British Ecological Society's Functional Ecology, considers how fast species can evolve and adapt to compensate for a rise in temperature.

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