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Cryptic biodiversity loss linked to global climate change

C. H. M. EngelhardtPeter HaaseMiklós BálintSami DomischJan SauerSteffen U. PaulsStephanie LehrianCarsten NowakKathrin TheissingerKathrin Theissinger

subject

Genetic diversityExtinctionRange (biology)EcologyAquatic insectGlobal warmingBiodiversityClimate changeEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)BiologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Invasive species

description

Climate impacts on biodiversity are usually assessed at the morphospecies level. An analysis of the distribution and mitochondrial DNA variability of nine montane aquatic insect species in Europe suggests range contractions will be accompanied by severe loss of genetic diversity. These results imply that morphospecies-scale assessments may greatly underestimate potential biodiversity losses from climate change.

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2011-08-21Nature Climate Change
https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1191