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Figure 7. Impact of climate change under the species-poor scenario on region-averaged LSR in
sub-regions of the MMRS. The acroynyms are the same as in Fig. 4. Shades of green indicate the
percentage change in the region-averaged LSR under climate change, with dark green indicating
a higher percentage lost. The general trend is that a higher percentage of species are lost in the
west with a decreasing trend to the east. The change per DTA in region-averaged LSR under climate
change is indicated for each region by the bold numbers. The species-rich regions east of
the 100oW meridian lose more species, though these species represent a smaller percentage of
species in these regions. The mean LSR in the South is anticipated to decrease by 6.3 species
under climate change, the largest loss of all sub-regions.
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