CLIMATE - Low-Lying Islands Are Going To Drown, so Should we Even Bother Trying To Save Their Ecosystems?

A new study raises this troubling question.Petrus LJ van Veldhoven/ThinkstockIslands are hot spots of biodiversity, often home to rich and unique ecosystems. Despite covering just 5 percent of the Earth’s land, the planet’s 180,000-odd islands contain a fifth of its plant and animal species. Around half of recorded extinctions have occurred on islands.Unfortunately, many islands have been infested in recent centuries with ecosystem-wrecking rats ...

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