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Directrices de la CSE de UICN para evaluar la vulnerabilidad de las especies al cambio climático

Directrices de la CSE de UICN para evaluar la vulnerabilidad de las especies al cambio climático

La predicción de los impactos del cambio climático sobre la biodiversidad es un gran desafío científico. Se han desarrollado diferentes métodos para la evaluación de la vulnerabilidad al cambio climático (EVCC) de las especies y se está produciendo una gran y creciente cantidad de literatura científica al respecto. Nuestra motivación para realizar este documento es disminuir la magnitud del desafío que enfrentan los conservacionistas al interpretar y utilizar la compleja y frecuentemente inconsistente literatura sobre EVCC.

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