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Amazon Mammals Threatened by Climate Change


Amazon Mammals Threatened by Climate Change | UC Davis

From jaguars and ocelots to anteaters and capybara, most land-based mammals living in the Brazilian Amazon are threatened by climate change ...

climate change and deforestation imperil the mammals of the Amazon

A new study from UC Davis has found that deforestation and climate change in the Amazon Rainforest will have negative effects on a large portion of the region' ...

Amazon Mammals Threatened by Climate Change

Most land-based mammals living in the Brazilian Amazon are threatened by climate change and the projected savannization of the region.

Drought-threatened Amazon dolphins studied for climate change ...

Slow reproductive cycles make their populations especially vulnerable to threats. Marmontel said they hope to establish what caused last year's ...

Amazon animals will suffer as the rainforest turns into savanna

A new study from UC Davis reveals that animals in the Brazilian Amazon are threatened by climate change and the gradual transition of the tropical rainforest ...

Climate change and carnivores: shifts in the distribution and ...

Carnivore mammals are animals vulnerable to human interference, such as climate change and deforestation. Their distribution and persistence are affected by ...

Impacts of climate change in the Amazon | WWF - Panda.org

Higher temperatures are impacting temperature-dependent species like fish, causing their distribution to change. Some terrestrial species have already invaded ...

Climate change could drive mammal extinction in Brazil's Caatinga ...

According to a new study, 91.6% of terrestrial mammal communities in the Caatinga will lose species by 2060, with 87% of them being deprived ...

7 Amazon Rainforest Endangered Species | Earth.Org

The largest cat in the Americas, jaguars are one of the most iconic species in the Amazon currently threatened by the destruction of the ...

Climate Change in the Amazon | Pages | WWF - World Wildlife Fund

Climate change threatens to disrupt this network of water and the forests wildlife depend on. River areas are vulnerable to changes in rainfall and warming ...

Study attempts to foresee the future of Amazonian mammals if the ...

If increasing global warming and deforestation were to transform Amazonia into an irreversibly degraded dry savanna, what could happen to the approximately 300 ...

Climate crisis is already affecting the Brazilian Amazon

With warmer scenarios such as those predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the tendency is for stronger animals to ...

Effects of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Ecosystems and ...

In the Amazon Forest, due to the peculiarity of the hot and humid climate, many species present high climatic vulnerability, mainly due to their ...

Forest Loss, Fragmentation and Climate Change - eScholarship

Like most tropical forests, the Amazon is suffering unprecedented threats, including deforestation, indiscriminate use of fire, and climate change effects. As ...

Critical transitions in the Amazon forest system - Nature

Within the twenty-first century, global warming may cause long-term changes in Amazonian climatic conditions. Human greenhouse gas emissions ...

Assessing Mammal Exposure to Climate Change in the Brazilian ...

Western and northern Amazon species are more likely to experience temperature anomalies while northeastern species will be more affected by ...

Assessing Mammal Exposure to Climate Change in the Brazilian ...

Although the number of critically-exposed species may be higher at other regions, Amazon south-western species are also threatened by massive ...

Endangered Animals of the Amazon | Aqua Expeditions

The red-faced Uakari (Cacajao calvus) is one of the most endangered monkeys in the Amazon Rainforest. The name 'Uakari' stems from an extinct ...

Amazon rainforest birds' bodies transform due to climate change | NSF

The most pristine parts of the Amazon rainforest, those devoid of direct human contact, are being impacted by human-induced climate change, ...

Pattern of species richness for mammals in Brazilian Amazon and...

Our major results highlight the widespread and negative impacts of climate change on mammal distribution. Biodiversity loss due to climate change can be ...