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Protect habitat 'stepping stones' to help species cope with climate change. Credit: Joe Hayhurst/CC BY 2.0
August 27, 2021
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Safe passages for species adapting to climate change aren't always being protected, a new study by the University of Liverpool warns. With rising temperatures altering where species can survive, many are moving to newly hospitable patches further north. Key to this journey is ensuring suitable connectivity between where species currently live and where they might do in the future. If patches of habitat vital to connectivity are lost because they aren't protected, a major way species can adapt to climate change will be hindered. 

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