Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities
Important findings from the second decade of the 21st century on the impact of environmental change on biological processes in the Antarctic were synthesised by 26 international experts. Ten key messages emerged that have stakeholder-relevance and/or a high impact for the scientific community. They...
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:455516 2023-12-03T10:13:55+01:00 Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities Gutt, Julian Isla, Enrique Xavier, José C. Adams, Byron J. Ahn, In Young Cheng, C. H.Christina Colesie, Claudia Cummings, Vonda J. di Prisco, Guido Griffiths, Huw Hawes, Ian Hogg, Ian McIntyre, Trevor Meiners, Klaus M. Pearce, David A. Peck, Lloyd Piepenburg, Dieter Reisinger, Ryan R. Saba, Grace K. Schloss, Irene R. Signori, Camila N. Smith, Craig R. Vacchi, Marino Verde, Cinzia Wall, Diana H. 2021-06 text https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/455516/ https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/455516/1/Biological_Reviews_2020_Gutt_Antarctic_ecosystems_in_transition_life_between_stresses_and_opportunities.pdf en English eng https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/455516/1/Biological_Reviews_2020_Gutt_Antarctic_ecosystems_in_transition_life_between_stresses_and_opportunities.pdf Gutt, Julian, Isla, Enrique, Xavier, José C., Adams, Byron J., Ahn, In Young, Cheng, C. H.Christina, Colesie, Claudia, Cummings, Vonda J., di Prisco, Guido, Griffiths, Huw, Hawes, Ian, Hogg, Ian, McIntyre, Trevor, Meiners, Klaus M., Pearce, David A., Peck, Lloyd, Piepenburg, Dieter, Reisinger, Ryan R., Saba, Grace K., Schloss, Irene R., Signori, Camila N., Smith, Craig R., Vacchi, Marino, Verde, Cinzia and Wall, Diana H. (2021) Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities. Biological Reviews, 96 (3), 798-821. (doi:10.1111/brv.12679 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/brv.12679>). cc_by_nc_4 Article PeerReviewed 2021 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12679 2023-11-03T00:04:00Z Important findings from the second decade of the 21st century on the impact of environmental change on biological processes in the Antarctic were synthesised by 26 international experts. Ten key messages emerged that have stakeholder-relevance and/or a high impact for the scientific community. They address (i) altered biogeochemical cycles, (ii) ocean acidification, (iii) climate change hotspots, (iv) unexpected dynamism in seabed-dwelling populations, (v) spatial range shifts, (vi) adaptation and thermal resilience, (vii) sea ice related biological fluctuations, (viii) pollution, (ix) endangered terrestrial endemism and (x) the discovery of unknown habitats. Most Antarctic biotas are exposed to multiple stresses and considered vulnerable to environmental change due to narrow tolerance ranges, rapid change, projected circumpolar impacts, low potential for timely genetic adaptation, and migration barriers. Important ecosystem functions, such as primary production and energy transfer between trophic levels, have already changed, and biodiversity patterns have shifted. A confidence assessment of the degree of ‘scientific understanding’ revealed an intermediate level for most of the more detailed sub-messages, indicating that process-oriented research has been successful in the past decade. Additional efforts are necessary, however, to achieve the level of robustness in scientific knowledge that is required to inform protection measures of the unique Antarctic terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and their contributions to global biodiversity and ecosystem services. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Ocean acidification Sea ice University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Antarctic The Antarctic Biological Reviews 96 3 798 821 |
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Important findings from the second decade of the 21st century on the impact of environmental change on biological processes in the Antarctic were synthesised by 26 international experts. Ten key messages emerged that have stakeholder-relevance and/or a high impact for the scientific community. They address (i) altered biogeochemical cycles, (ii) ocean acidification, (iii) climate change hotspots, (iv) unexpected dynamism in seabed-dwelling populations, (v) spatial range shifts, (vi) adaptation and thermal resilience, (vii) sea ice related biological fluctuations, (viii) pollution, (ix) endangered terrestrial endemism and (x) the discovery of unknown habitats. Most Antarctic biotas are exposed to multiple stresses and considered vulnerable to environmental change due to narrow tolerance ranges, rapid change, projected circumpolar impacts, low potential for timely genetic adaptation, and migration barriers. Important ecosystem functions, such as primary production and energy transfer between trophic levels, have already changed, and biodiversity patterns have shifted. A confidence assessment of the degree of ‘scientific understanding’ revealed an intermediate level for most of the more detailed sub-messages, indicating that process-oriented research has been successful in the past decade. Additional efforts are necessary, however, to achieve the level of robustness in scientific knowledge that is required to inform protection measures of the unique Antarctic terrestrial and marine ecosystems, and their contributions to global biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
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Gutt, Julian Isla, Enrique Xavier, José C. Adams, Byron J. Ahn, In Young Cheng, C. H.Christina Colesie, Claudia Cummings, Vonda J. di Prisco, Guido Griffiths, Huw Hawes, Ian Hogg, Ian McIntyre, Trevor Meiners, Klaus M. Pearce, David A. Peck, Lloyd Piepenburg, Dieter Reisinger, Ryan R. Saba, Grace K. Schloss, Irene R. Signori, Camila N. Smith, Craig R. Vacchi, Marino Verde, Cinzia Wall, Diana H. |
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Gutt, Julian Isla, Enrique Xavier, José C. Adams, Byron J. Ahn, In Young Cheng, C. H.Christina Colesie, Claudia Cummings, Vonda J. di Prisco, Guido Griffiths, Huw Hawes, Ian Hogg, Ian McIntyre, Trevor Meiners, Klaus M. Pearce, David A. Peck, Lloyd Piepenburg, Dieter Reisinger, Ryan R. Saba, Grace K. Schloss, Irene R. Signori, Camila N. Smith, Craig R. Vacchi, Marino Verde, Cinzia Wall, Diana H. Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities |
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