Why are endemic species particularly endangered by global climate change?

a. Endemic species occur predominantly in colder regions.
b. All endemic species have long generation times that make evolutionary adaptation to climate change prohibitively slow.
c. All endemic species are already stressed by other human impact.
d. Small and isolated geographic ranges make avoiding unfavorable climate conditions changing geographic distribution difficult.
e. C and D


D

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