Species relying on specific habitats, predators that rely on only 1 or a few species for food, specialised habitat requirements (e.g. amphibians), sensitivity to temperature (e.g. corals), etc.

I found this:

"What are the biological traits that make species most susceptible to climate change?

IUCN has identified five groups of traits that are believed to be linked to increased susceptibility to climate change; these are:

• Specialized habitat and/or microhabitat requirements.

• Narrow environmental tolerances or thresholds that are likely to be exceeded due to climate change at any stage in the life cycle.

• Dependence on specific environmental triggers or cues that are likely to be disrupted by climate change.

• Dependence on interspecific interactions that are likely to be disrupted by climate change.

I hope this helps :)

• Poor ability to disperse to or colonize a new or more suitable range."

Species with low ecological valency are highly sensitive to environmental change

Hi Koleen

I would recommend you read:

Pacifici, M., Foden, W.B., Visconti, P., Watson, J.E.M., et al. 2015. Assessing species vulnerability to climate change. Nature Climate Change 5, 215–224.

Oliver, T.H.; Smithers, R.J.; Beale, C.M. and Watts, K. (2016) Are existing biodiversity conservation strategies appropriate in a changing climate? Biological Conservation 193, 17-26.

Hi Koleen,

Your question is similar to Lance Tolentino. I have worked on the spawning traits of fishes in the wild and in captivity and found temperature as one of the influencing factors that triggers spawning behavior. They have range of temperatures suitable for spawning.

This could be applied to other organisms as well, though temperature might have varied degrees of influence to different organisms. Migration of species is also an effect of temperature or change of environmental factors, that you may consider

I hope the above information could be of help in anyway to your query. Your topic is interesting. Keep on going and good luck!.