Climate change could leave Yukon plants with nowhere to go: study
As climate change pushes some plants northward, a new study suggests several unique species in Yukon and Alaska could have nowhere to go.
“Overall, if you look at the big picture, our backyard is shrinking, not just for plants, but for other species as well,” said Chrystal Mantyka-Pringle, co-director of the Wildlife Conservation Society of Canada’s northern boreal mountains program and one of the study’s authors. “The problem is they’re already at the edge of the continent,” Oke explained. “A lot of them, they’re habitat specialists, so they only have a few spots that they can be.”
Mantyka-Pringle and Oke both said the aim of the study is to raise awareness about the effects of climate change to help with land use and conservation planning. They noted scientists are working to identify more stable areas where at-risk plants could take refuge.
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