A team of scientists investigating the possible impact of climate change in the distribution of 13,000 marine found that rapid warming waters cause many expand to new species affecting native regions, causing the extinction of some of them.
This work also found that species with a restricted range of coverage, especially around the tropics such as those living in the Great Australian Barrier, may become extinct, says in a statement the Center of Excellence for the Study of Coral Reef ARC (Australia).
“This study is particularly useful not only because it gives us hoping that the species have the potential to find and follow the climate change , but also cause us concern, particularly in the tropics, where biodiversity loss is predicted, “said John Pandolfi, one of its authors.
Professor Pandolfi, University of Queensland, said in a statement that the situation is particularly worrying in Australia, where further studies have warned of the high risks of extinction of tropical biota, which have been degraded by humans and climate change.
Another of the authors, Elvira Poloczanska of the Organization for Scientific and Industrial Research of the Commonwealth of Australia (CSIRO) He explained that research shows “how ecological communities that are currently different will become more similar to others in many regions by the end of the century”.
The scientists felt that there is still time to prevent the extinction of species with measures to mitigate climate change through internationally coordinated actions, according to ARC Centre on this study published in the journal Nature
Source:. EFE
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