Assessing distribution shifts and ecophysiological characteristics of the only Antarctic winged midge under climate change scenarios

Article integrating ecophysiological information with the development of new high-resolution climatic layers for Antarctica, to better understand how the distribution of P. steinenii may respond to change over the next century under different IPCC climate change scenarios. The authors conclude that...

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Published in:Scientific Reports
Main Authors: Contador, Tamara, Gañán, Melisa, Bizama, Gustavo, Fuentes-Jaque, Guillermo, Morales, Luis, Rendoll, Javier, Simoes, Felipe, Kennedy, James H., Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-, Convey, Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2020
Subjects:
ecophysiology
biogeography
ecological modeling
climate change
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65571-3
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1934198/
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Summary:Article integrating ecophysiological information with the development of new high-resolution climatic layers for Antarctica, to better understand how the distribution of P. steinenii may respond to change over the next century under different IPCC climate change scenarios. The authors conclude that the species has the potential to expand its distribution to include parts of the west and east coasts of the Antarctic Peninsula and even coastal ice-free areas in parts of continental Antarctica. The authors also propose P. steinenii as an effective native sentinel and indicator species of climate change in the Antarctic.

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