<P> Every organism has a unique set of preferences or requirements, a niche and biodiversity has been tied to the diversity of animals' niches . These can include or be affected by temperature, aridity, resource availability, habitat requirements, enemies, soil characteristics, competitors, and pollinators . Since the factors that compose a niche can be so complex and interconnected, the niches of many animals are bound to be affected by climate change (Parmesan Yohe 2003). </P> <P> One study done by Camille Parmesan and Gary Yohe from University of Texas, Austin shows the global fingerprint of climate change on natural systems . The results of their global analysis of 334 species were recorded to demonstrate the correlation of patterns consistent with global climate change of the 20th century . Using the IPCC's (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)' levels of confidence', this study proved significant nonrandom behavioral changes due to global climate change with very high confidence (> 95). Furthermore, an accuracy of 74 - 91% change in species has displayed predicted change for species in response to climate change . </P> <P> During the Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse, the vast and lush rainforests of Euramerica were destroyed, fragmenting into small' islands' in a much less diverse landscape . This event decimated amphibian populations and spurred on the evolution of reptiles . </P> <P> "Average Temperature changes do not in themselves provide simple predictions about ecological consequences . Average temperatures have changed more in high latitudes than in the tropics, but tropic species are likely more sensitive to temperature changes than temperate ones (IPCC 2008)." Q is the rate of change of a biological or chemical system as a consequence of increasing the temperature by 10 ° C . </P>

Organisms that survive in varied temperatures adapt to temperature changes by using