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Threats of global warming to the world’s freshwater fishes

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Barbarossa, Valerio, Bosmans, Joyce, Wanders, Niko, King, Henry, Bierkens, Marc F. P., Huijbregts, Mark A. J., Schipper, Aafke M.·2021·Nature Communications

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Climate change poses a significant threat to global biodiversity, but freshwater fishes have been largely ignored in climate change assessments. Here, we assess threats of future flow and water temperature extremes to ~11,500 riverine fish species. In a 3.2 °C warmer world (no further emission cuts after current governments’ pledges for 2030), 36% of the species have over half of their present-day geographic range exposed to climatic extremes beyond current levels. Threats are largest in tropical and sub-arid regions and increases in maximum water temperature are more threatening than changes in flow extremes. In comparison, 9% of the species are projected to have more than half of their present-day geographic range threatened in a 2 °C warmer world, which further reduces to 4% of the species if warming is limited to 1.5 °C. Our results highlight the need to intensify (inter)national commitments to limit global warming if freshwater biodiversity is to be safeguarded.

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Barbarossa, V., Bosmans, J., Wanders, N., King, H., Bierkens, M. F. P., Huijbregts, M. A. J., & Schipper, A. M.
Venue
Nature Communications
Published
2021-03-15
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
1701-1701
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
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61
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journal article
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en
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Barbarossa, V., Bosmans, J., Wanders, N., King, H., Bierkens, M. F. P., Huijbregts, M. A. J., & Schipper, A. M. (2021). Threats of global warming to the world’s freshwater fishes. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21655-w

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