Study reveals species range shifts often deviate from climate models
UNVERIFIED·Primary source · Mongabay
Research indicates that many species are not moving to higher latitudes or elevations as expected in response to warming.
Factors like habitat availability and precipitation often override temperature in determining species movement.
Models frequently underestimate the speed of range shifts, with many species moving four times faster than predicted.
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01 — What / Thesis
Study reveals species range shifts often deviate from climate models
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02 — Who / Subject
Toni Lyn Morelli (USGS), Sarah Weiskopf (USGS)
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03 — Where / Locus
Global
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04 — When / Temporality
2026
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