«The results also highlight the lack of connectivity between different habitats on a single reef, such as shallow and deep water, which has important
implications under future climate change scenarios, as coral reefs will be largely dependent on neighbouring areas for their recovery.»
The study titled «Conservation of the endemic species of the Albertine
Rift under future climate change» appears in the online version of the journal Biological Conservation.
Dr Razgour said: «The framework we have developed can be used to identify the wildlife populations that are most under threat, and therefore help decide how to focus conservation efforts to help the species
survive under future climate change.
To reach these conclusions, the researchers used simulations from five state - of - the - art climate models to investigate how the characteristics of ARs may
change under future climate change scenarios.
Plants whose seeds have since lost the ability may be more prone to
extinction under future climate change, especially if the timing of sprouting is no longer in tune with their environment, he added.
Ultimately, Morlighem says, all of the data will inform model projections of how the ice sheets will
behave under future climate change and how much they may raise global sea levels over the next few centuries — the real question all this research is aimed at answering.
Accurate answers to this question are subject to data constraints, as neither of the available projection
datasets under future climate change scenarios is designed for a 1.5 / 2 °C temperature warming levels.
In one case, studies on broiler hens found that «a poultry house
put under a future climate change scenario exceeded critical temperature on 30 percent more occasions despite a 10 percent increase in ventilation.»
However, we demonstrated that there is specialisation of the coral host to particular reef environments, with each strain of coral host associating only with particular types of symbiotic algae... the results also highlight the lack of connectivity between different habitats on a single reef, such as shallow and deep water, which has important
implications under future climate change scenarios, as coral reefs will be largely dependent on neighbouring areas for their recovery.