Journal article
Bioclimatic transect networks: Powerful observatories of ecological change
Ecology and Evolution, Vol.7(13), pp.4607-4619
2017
Abstract
Transects that traverse substantial climate gradients are important tools for climate change research and allow questions on the extent to which phenotypic variation associates with climate, the link between climate and species distributions, and variation in sensitivity to climate change among biomes to be addressed. However, the potential limitations of individual transect studies have recently been highlighted. Here, we argue that replicating and networking transects, along with the introduction of experimental treatments, addresses these concerns. Transect networks provide cost-effective and robust insights into ecological and evolutionary adaptation and improve forecasting of ecosystem change. We draw on the experience and research facilitated by the Australian Transect Network to demonstrate our case, with examples, to clarify how population- and community-level studies can be integrated with observations from multiple transects, manipulative experiments, genomics, and ecological modeling to gain novel insights into how species and systems respond to climate change. This integration can provide a spatiotemporal understanding of past and future climate-induced changes, which will inform effective management actions for promoting biodiversity resilience.
Details
- Title
- Bioclimatic transect networks: Powerful observatories of ecological change
- Authors
- S Caddy-Retalic (Author) - University of AdelaideA N Andersen (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityM J Aspinwall (Author) - Western Sydney UniversityM F Breed (Author) - University of AdelaideM Byrne (Author) - University of AdelaideM J Christmas (Author) - University of AdelaideN Dong (Author) - Macquarie UniversityB J Evans (Author) - University of SydneyD A Fordham (Author) - University of AdelaideG R Guerin (Author) - University of AdelaideA A Hoffmann (Author) - University of AdelaideA C Hughes (Author) - Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChinaS J van Leeuwen (Author) - University of AdelaideF A Mcinerney (Author) - University of AdelaideS M Prober (Author) - University of AdelaideM Rossetto (Author) - University of AdelaideP D Rymer (Author) - University of AdelaideDorothy A Steane (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringGlenda M Wardle (Author) - University of SydneyAndrew J Lowe (Author) - University of Adelaide
- Publication details
- Ecology and Evolution, Vol.7(13), pp.4607-4619
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.1002/ece3.2995
- ISSN
- 2045-7758
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451166102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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