Climate change and extinctions

CLIMATE CHANGE is predicted to result in a worldwide loss of biodiversity, with extinctions becoming increasingly common in the future. The climate is changing at an ever more rapid rate, impacting on individuals and populations, through to community interactions and ecosystem function. Climate change will likely reduce worldwide biodiversity through negative effects on already extinction-prone species, such as endemics and those at the top of the food chain. This will likely result in a more homogeneous fauna and flora worldwide which is dominated by generalist taxa, which are able to adapt to the changing climatic conditions