Events2Join

climate change and deforestation imperil the mammals of the Amazon


climate change and deforestation imperil the mammals of the Amazon

Double trouble: climate change and deforestation imperil the mammals of the Amazon ... A new study from UC Davis has found that deforestation and ...

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 carnivores: shifts in the distribution and ...

Along with climate change, Amazonian species also constantly face habitat loss and fragmentation through deforestation for land use, an impact that culminates ...

Deforestation: Clearing The Path For Wildlife Extinctions - Wild Earth ...

During this time, jungles cleared in the Amazon for this purpose alone accounted for an astonishing 15 percent of the world's tropical forest ...

Amazon rainforest is hurtling toward a 'tipping point,' satellites show

Satellite observations show the Amazon rainforest is nearing a tipping point where it could shift into a grassland, which could fuel climate ...

Amazon primates face barriers in responding to climate change

With deforestation rates accelerating and plans for wildlife corridors nearly nonexistent, the projected fates of Amazonian primates range ...

Climate change made unprecedented Amazon rainforest drought 30 ...

The combined effects of deforestation and climate change are pushing the Amazon rainforest toward a drier state, threatening massive tree ...

Fires Imperil the Future of the Amazon Rainforest - Mother Jones

By considering all of the factors contributing to the degradation of the Amazon—climate change, drought, deforestation, wildfires—the team also ...

Drought, Floods, Climate Change, and Forest Loss in the Amazon ...

In addition, loss of the rainforest could affect natural rainfall cycles in the Amazon region in ways that may endanger the functioning of the ...

Deforestation in the Amazon is accelerating the point of no return

This no tipping point consists of the loss of humidity caused by climate change and deforestation, which causes a vicious cycle of progressive ...

Effects of human-induced habitat changes on site-use patterns in ...

The Amazon is one of the most diverse biomes around the globe, currently threatened by economic and industrial development and climate change. Large mammals are ...

Endangered Animals of the Amazon Rainforest: Protecting the Jaguar

A System in Peril: Threats to the Amazon's Biodiversity. · Habitat Loss: Deforestation Devastating the Amazon. · Climate Change: Exacerbating ...

The Amazon might not have a 'tipping point.' But it's still in trouble

Human activities and climate change are exacerbating the dry season; in some areas, it lasts four to five weeks longer than decades ago. Fires ...

Climate Change and Deforestation May Drive Tree-dwelling ...

Climate Change and Deforestation May Drive Tree-dwelling Primates to the Ground, Large-scale Study Indicates ... SAN DIEGO (Oct. ... The study, ...

Biodiversity and the Amazon Rainforest

These threats include deforestation, climate change, and illegal wildlife trafficking. In this article, we will explore the importance of biodiversity in ...

Climate change, not El Niño, main driver of exceptional drought in ...

The river levels are reported to be at lowest levels in 120 years, threatening the estimated 30 million people living in the Amazon basin across ...

Deforestation Hits Home: Indigenous Communities Fight for the ...

While Amazonian deforestation has global consequences, few people are more affected than the over 400 Indigenous communities who have called the ...

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 ...

richness and defaunation of mammals in priority protected areas of ...

The Amazon is recognized as one of the most conserved tropical rainforests in the world, however, along its peripheral agricultural ...

How Can Brazil Protect the Amazon and Advance Climate Action?

Biodiversity loss: Ongoing fires and deforestation remove large parts of the natural habitats so vital to maintain biodiversity in tropical ...