Causes and projections of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic
Warming of the global climate is now unequivocal and its impact on Earth' functional units has become more apparent. Here, we show that marine ecosystems are not equally sensitive to climate change and reveal a critical thermal boundary where a small increase in temperature triggers abrupt ecos...
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ftdtupubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/e1075b93-2ccf-47da-941d-f496c32ca4a1 2024-06-09T07:44:39+00:00 Causes and projections of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic Beaugrand, G. Edwards, M. Brander, Keith Luczak, C. Ibanez, F. 2008 https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/e1075b93-2ccf-47da-941d-f496c32ca4a1 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01218.x eng eng https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/e1075b93-2ccf-47da-941d-f496c32ca4a1 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Beaugrand , G , Edwards , M , Brander , K , Luczak , C & Ibanez , F 2008 , ' Causes and projections of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic ' , Ecology Letters , vol. 11 , no. 11 , pp. 1157 - 1168 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01218.x /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action name=SDG 13 - Climate Action /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water article 2008 ftdtupubl https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01218.x 2024-05-14T23:54:36Z Warming of the global climate is now unequivocal and its impact on Earth' functional units has become more apparent. Here, we show that marine ecosystems are not equally sensitive to climate change and reveal a critical thermal boundary where a small increase in temperature triggers abrupt ecosystem shifts seen across multiple trophic levels. This large-scale boundary is located in regions where abrupt ecosystem shifts have been reported in the North Atlantic sector and thereby allows us to link these shifts by a global common phenomenon. We show that these changes alter the biodiversity and carrying capacity of ecosystems and may, combined with fishing, precipitate the reduction of some stocks of Atlantic cod already severely impacted by exploitation. These findings offer a way to anticipate major ecosystem changes and to propose adaptive strategies for marine exploited resources such as cod in order to minimize social and economic consequences. Article in Journal/Newspaper atlantic cod North Atlantic Technical University of Denmark: DTU Orbit Ecology Letters 11 11 1157 1168 |
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Warming of the global climate is now unequivocal and its impact on Earth' functional units has become more apparent. Here, we show that marine ecosystems are not equally sensitive to climate change and reveal a critical thermal boundary where a small increase in temperature triggers abrupt ecosystem shifts seen across multiple trophic levels. This large-scale boundary is located in regions where abrupt ecosystem shifts have been reported in the North Atlantic sector and thereby allows us to link these shifts by a global common phenomenon. We show that these changes alter the biodiversity and carrying capacity of ecosystems and may, combined with fishing, precipitate the reduction of some stocks of Atlantic cod already severely impacted by exploitation. These findings offer a way to anticipate major ecosystem changes and to propose adaptive strategies for marine exploited resources such as cod in order to minimize social and economic consequences. |
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Causes and projections of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic |
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Causes and projections of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic |
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Causes and projections of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic |
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Causes and projections of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic |
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Causes and projections of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic |
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causes and projections of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the north atlantic |
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Beaugrand , G , Edwards , M , Brander , K , Luczak , C & Ibanez , F 2008 , ' Causes and projections of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic ' , Ecology Letters , vol. 11 , no. 11 , pp. 1157 - 1168 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01218.x |
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