Climate change, sea-level ris

keeping island biodiversity a n2 sity tra art Forumitized largely by threats to native biodiversity, eradication feasibility, economic cost, and reinvasion potential, but have never considered the threat of sea-level rise. Yet, the probability and extent of island submersion would provide a relevant metric for the longevity of long-term benefits of such eradications. The impact of sea-level rise on islands Recent research suggests that impacts on islands from sea-level rise will be substantial [2,7–9]. Current scenarios for believed to comprise almost 15 % of all islands, are dis-proportionately threatened (27%). A similar study in the Pacific and South East Asia predicted that 15–62 % of 12 900 islands could be completely inundated [8]. More globally, a recent study of over 1200 islands from all oceans found comparable results, suggesting a possibility of 6–12 % of islands worldwide being entirely submerged [7]. This would amount to a total loss of 10 000–20 000 of the 180 000 islands worldwide, with many more suffer-ing partial losses. The change of climates on islands Climatic shift is another issue that is particularly perti-nent to island conservation. Following climate change, the area of climatic parameters that is suitable for any given species is expected to change spatially, within this century [11]. These shifts will occur predominantly upward 0169-5347/ $ – see front matte