Changing climate will require species to move to zones where the climate suits their survival. Many habitats will be split up by movement of the more mobile species away while the plants they depend on cannot move quickly enough. This will lead to greatly damaged or lost habitats and accelerating “weed” problems. Habitats impacted most drastically will be complex habitats with long evolutionary pasts (e.g. mountain habitats, rainforests, coral reefs) fragile species with small geographical ranges, etc. All groups of biodiversity will be impacted including:
sea life plants animals
Impact type 2050 2100 2300
Low High Low High Low High
Loss of habitat 40% gone 60% 60% 90%
[Assessed Aug 2010]
