The areas in blue, in the map below, are predicted to stay within their current climate envelopes under all three climate scenarios, and hence are most likely to maintain a stable ecological composition and structure. The white areas, show areas where biomes are most at risk of change in composition and structure in the face of climate change.
Source: South African National Parks. CCAB - Areas of Biome Stability 2011 [vector geospatial dataset] 2011. Available from the Biodiversity GIS website. |