A pair of studies published Thursday warned of the coming risks that climate change poses to plants and tallied up the swath of plant life that could blink out if species aren’t conserved.
Both studies, which were published in Science, examined plant life in a world of mounting pressure from humans, including climate change and land use changes.
In one study, led by Junna Wang of the Yale School of the Environment, researchers determined that around a tenth or more of surveyed plant species are likely to lose 90 percent or more of their habitat across a range of greenhouse gas emissions scenarios.
Over the next 55 to 75 years, the researchers mapped how climatic shifts like changes in precipitation and temperature will force species to relocate.
