- Bark Beetles. Several species of bark beetles are seeing a population boom due to rising temperatures. ...
- Jellyfish. Several species of jellyfish have seen their ranges expand as northern waters have grown more habitable. ...
- Mosquitoes. ...
- Starfish. ...
- Starfish.
What species would best survive climate change?
Heat tolerant and drought resistant plants, like those found in deserts rather than rainforests, are more likely to survive. So are plants whose seeds can be dispersed over long distances, for instance by wind or ocean currents (like coconuts), rather than by ants (like some acacias).
What species do climate change affect?
Animals Affected by Climate ChangePOLAR BEAR.SNOW LEOPARD.GIANT PANDA.TIGER.MONARCH BUTTERFLY.GREEN SEA TURTLE.
How many species are affected by climate change?
Climate change currently affects at least 10,967 species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, increasing the likelihood of their extinction.
Are bees affected by climate change?
Summary: Wild bees are more affected by climate change than by disturbances to their habitats, according to a team of researchers. The findings suggest that addressing land-use issues alone will not be sufficient to protecting these important pollinators.
A Tangled Web of Factors
The Warming Earth
Advantageous Animals
- "The species that are most threatened are those that are least able to adapt," says Naam. "Species that are stuck in one place, and species that have long lifecycles (and thus can't evolve very rapidly) are the ones in the most trouble." And indeed, broadly speaking, categories of animals that stand to benefit include: 1. Animals that can spread their geographic zone quickly 2. Animals whose populations are currently inhibited by winter freeze or col…
A Boon For Insects
- So given these conditions, it's a good bet that insects will quickly find a way to adapt. They're cold blooded and extremely vulnerable to chilly temperatures. "The colder it gets, the more of them die off each winter," Naam told us. "And the longer the cold season is, the less time the insects spend active, and the less time they have to reproduce." Put another way, as the planet warms, insect species can spread into more areas and stay more acti…
Spreading Diseases
- And troublingly, the mosquito is a carrier of deadly diseases — another type of organism that will reap the benefits of global warming. Indeed, as mosquitoes thrive, so too will diseases like West Nile, Dengue Fever, Encephalitis, and Malaria. Basically, any pathogen whose vector relies on another animal — such as tick-born illnesses — will stand to benefit if their hosts also benefit from global warming (which many will). In addition to these diseases, …
Rise of The Plants
- As the sub-arctic regions of northern Canada, Siberia, Alaska, and Greenland warm, those areas will open up for plants. Plants, quite obviously, are dependent on carbon dioxide — one of the main drivers of the greenhouse gas effect. But it's also integral for green-plant photosynthesis. Scientists predict that that increased levels of CO2 will subsequently result in an increase in photosynthesis rates (via CO2 fertilization), which may actually balance th…
Animal Life
- Some megafauna will also stand to benefit from climate change, but it's not entirely clear to what extent or which species in particular. Given that global warming is set to disrupt virtually every ecosystem on the planet, it's difficult to predict the downstream effects of so many variables. For example, ocean acidification — what's driven by incr...