A global analysis of the distribution areas of 1,758 butterfly species – ten percent of all known species – showed that 80 percent have expanded their distribution areas and 79 percent of all recorded shifts are related to climate change and extreme weather. The new study, published in "Nature Ecology & Evolution", also reports on reductions in distribution areas at 27 percent of the [...] The article Changes greater than expected: Climate chang…
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A global analysis shows that many species of butterflies gain new territories, lose others or change altitude. In the majority of documented cases, these movements are associated with climate change and extreme weather events.
A global analysis of the distribution areas of 1,758 butterfly species – ten percent of all known species – showed that 80 percent have expanded their distribution areas and 79 percent of all recorded shifts are related to climate change and extreme weather. The new study, published in "Nature Ecology & Evolution", also reports on reductions in distribution areas at 27 percent of the [...] The article Changes greater than expected: Climate chang…