Causes and prediction 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 ecosystem...
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ftplymouthml:oai:plymsea.ac.uk:5667 2023-05-15T15:27:28+02:00 Causes and prediction of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic Beaugrand, G Edwards, M Brander, K Luczak, C Ibanez, F 2008 http://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/5667/ unknown Beaugrand, G; Edwards, M; Brander, K; Luczak, C; Ibanez, F. 2008 Causes and prediction of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic. Ecology Letters, 11 (11). 1157–1168. Publication - Article NonPeerReviewed 2008 ftplymouthml 2022-09-13T05:48:23Z 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 Plymouth Marine Science Electronic Archive (PlyMSEA - Plymouth Marine Laboratory, PML) |
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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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Beaugrand, G Edwards, M Brander, K Luczak, C Ibanez, F |
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Beaugrand, G Edwards, M Brander, K Luczak, C Ibanez, F Causes and prediction of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic |
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Beaugrand, G Edwards, M Brander, K Luczak, C Ibanez, F |
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Causes and prediction of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic |
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Causes and prediction of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic |
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Causes and prediction of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic |
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Causes and prediction of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic |
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Causes and prediction of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic |
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causes and prediction 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 prediction of abrupt climate-driven ecosystem shifts in the North Atlantic. Ecology Letters, 11 (11). 1157–1168. |
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