Global warming is altering the distribution and abundance of plant and animal species. Application of a basic law of ecology predicts that many will vanish if temperatures continue to rise.
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Pounds, J., Puschendorf, R. Clouded futures. Nature 427, 107–109 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/427107a
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