Climate Change To Shrink Animal And Plant Habitats Dramatically, Study Forecasts

Climate Change To Shrink Animal And Plant Habitats Dramatically, Study Forecasts

13 MAY 2013

OSLO, May 12 (Reuters) - The habitats of many common plants and animals will shrink dramatically this century unless governments act quickly to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, scientists said on Sunday after studying 50,000 species around the world.

The scientists from Britain, Australia and Colombia said plants, amphibians and reptiles were most vulnerable as global temperatures rise and rainfall patterns change.

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