Ecological responses to recent climate change

There is now ample evidence of the ecological impacts of recent climate change, from polar terrestrial to tropical marine environments. The responses of both flora and fauna span an array of ecosystems and organizational hierarchies, from the species to the community levels. Despite continued uncert...

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Published in:Nature
Main Authors: Walther, Gian-Reto, Post, Eric, Convey, Peter, Menzel, Annette, Parmesan, Camille, Beebee, Trevor J. C., Fromentin, Jean-Marc, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Bairlein, Franz
Other Authors: Phillip Campbell
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2002
Subjects:
Ecosystem Response
Southern-ocean
Sea
Variability
Phenology
Migration
Red
Consequences
Determinism
Temperature
300804 Environmental Impact Assessment
C1
770305 Oceanic processes (excl. climate related)
Southern Ocean
Online Access:https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:63684
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Summary:There is now ample evidence of the ecological impacts of recent climate change, from polar terrestrial to tropical marine environments. The responses of both flora and fauna span an array of ecosystems and organizational hierarchies, from the species to the community levels. Despite continued uncertainty as to community and ecosystem trajectories under global change, our review exposes a coherent pattern of ecological change across systems. Although we are only at an early stage in the projected trends of global warming, ecological responses to recent climate change are already clearly visible.

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