Scientists expect some organisms to benefit from the climate change while others lose out. "In particular, heat-tolerant species will gradually expand their range, and the survival of cold-zone species will be threatened. For instance, tropical insects may spread all over the world, creating an imbalance of distribution," says Wu Wen-lung, a research fellow at Academia Sinica's Institute of Zoology.
從學理上看，生物在氣候變遷中各有消長，「尤其耐熱物種將逐漸擴張生活領域，導致寒帶物種面臨生存威脅，比如熱帶昆蟲可能充斥地球，造成生態分佈的失衡，」中研院動物所研究員巫文隆指出。