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. 2016 Dec 8;14(12):e2001104. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2001104

Table 1. Summary information on the 27 range-shift studies used to document local extinctions related to climate change.

Studies are listed alphabetically by first author. The major taxonomic group surveyed is given (Taxon, all groups are animals except for “Plant”), along with the total number of species surveyed (Total Species), the percentage of those species with one or more local extinctions (% Local Extinction), the general habitat type (Habitat; including terrestrial, freshwater, and marine), the climatic region (tropical-subtropical versus temperate), the geographic region where the study was conducted (note that North America here extends to Central America), the type of range shift (latitudinal, elevational), the dates of the initial survey and the resurvey, and the duration in between (for surveys and/or resurveys spanning multiple years, the midpoint of each was used to calculate the duration).

Reference Taxon Total Species % Local Extinction Habitat Climatic Region Geographic Region Range Shift Initial Survey Resurvey Date Duration
Angelo and Daehler [13] Plant 4 50 Terrestrial Tropical Oceania (Hawaii) Elevational 1966–1967 2008 41.5
Beever et al. [14] Mammal 1 100 Terrestrial Temperate North America Elevational 1898–1956 2003–2006 77.5
Brusca et al. [15] Plant 27 56 Terrestrial Tropical North America Elevational 1963 2011 48
Chen et al. [16] Insect 208 56 Terrestrial Tropical Asia Elevational 1965 2007 42
Comte and Grenouillet [17] Fish 31 74 Fresh. Temperate Europe Elevational 1980–1992 2003–2009 20
Dieker et al. [18] Insect 2 50 Terrestrial Temperate Europe Elevational 1958–1986 2008–2009 36.5
Felde et al. [19] Plant 105 9 Terrestrial Temperate Europe Elevational 1900 2008 108
Forero-Medina et al. [20] Bird 55 29 Terrestrial Tropical South America Elevational 1969 2010 41
Franco et al. [21] Insect 3 100 Terrestrial Temperate Europe Latitudinal 1970–1999 2004–2005 20
Freeman and Freeman [22] Bird 54 74 Terrestrial Tropical Oceania (New Guinea) Elevational 1965 2012 47
Hiddick et al. [23] Marine invertebrates 65 55 Marine Temperate Europe Latitudinal 1986 2000 14
Hitch and Leberg [24] Bird 1 100 Terrestrial Temperate North America Latitudinal 1967–1971 1998–2002 31
Menendez et al. [25] Insect 39 54 Terrestrial Temperate Europe Elevational 1981–1993 2006–2007 24
Moritz et al. [26] Mammal 27 41 Terrestrial Temperate North America Elevational 1914–1920 2003–2006 87.5
Myers et al. [27] Mammal 8 12 Terrestrial Temperate North America Latitudinal 1883–1980 1981–2006 62
Nye et al. [28] Fish 28 50 Marine Temperate North America Latitudinal 1968 2008 40
Perry et al. [29] Fish 10 40 Marine Temperate North America Latitudinal 1997 2001 24
Ploquin et al. [30] Insect 16 69 Terrestrial Temperate Europe Elevational 1988–1989 2007–2009 19.5
Pomara et al. [31] Squamate 1 100 Terrestrial Temperate North America Elevational 1965 2008 43
Raxworthy et al. [32] Amphibian-Squamate 30 37 Terrestrial Tropical Madagascar Elevational 1993 2003 10
Rowe et al. [33] Mammal 4 25 Terrestrial Temperate North America Elevational 1927–1929 2006–2008 79
Rubal et al. [34] Mollusca 7 29 Marine Temperate Europe Latitudinal 1917, 1940 2011 94
Sheldon [35] Insect 1 0 Terrestrial Temperate North America Elevational 1977–1978 2006 28.5
Telwala et al. [36] Plant 124 60 Terrestrial Tropical Asia Elevational 1849–1850 2007–2010 159
Tingley et al. [37] Bird 92 25 Terrestrial Temperate North America Elevational 1900–1930 1980–2006 78
Warren and Chick [38] Insect 2 0 Terrestrial Tropical North America Elevational 1973–1974 2012 38.5
Zuckerberg et al. [39] Bird 31 71 Terrestrial Temperate North America Both 1980–1985 2000–2005 20