Vulnerability of cloud forest reserves in Mexico to climate change 39 40 41 Tropical montane cloud forests are among the most vulnerable terrestrial ecosystems to climate 42 change 1-3 owing to their restricted climatic requirements and their narrow and fragmented 43 distribution 4 . Although 12% of Mexican cloud forest is protected, it is not known whether 44 reserves will ensure the persistence of the ecosystem and its endemic species under climate 45 change. Here, we show that 68% of Mexico's cloud forest could vanish by 2080 because of 46 climate change, and more than 90% of currently protected cloud forest will not be climatically 47
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