Journal article
The Pace of Shifting Climate in Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Science, Vol.334(6056), pp.652-655
2011
Abstract
Climate change challenges organisms to adapt or move to track changes in environments in space and time. We used two measures of thermal shifts from analyses of global temperatures over the past 50 years to describe the pace of climate change that species should track: the velocity of climate change (geographic shifts of isotherms over time) and the shift in seasonal timing of temperatures. Both measures are higher in the ocean than on land at some latitudes, despite slower ocean warming. These indices give a complex mosaic of predicted range shifts and phenology changes that deviate from simple poleward migration and earlier springs or later falls. They also emphasize potential conservation concerns, because areas of high marine biodiversity often have greater velocities of climate change and seasonal shifts.
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- Title
- The Pace of Shifting Climate in Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems
- Authors
- M T Burrows (Author) - Scottish Marine Institute, United KingdomDavid S Schoeman (Author) - University of Ulster, United KingdomL B Buckley (Author) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United StatesPippa Moore (Author) - Edith Cowan UniversityE S Poloczanska (Author) - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Marine and Atmospheric Research, Ecosciences Precinct, AustraliaK Brander (Author) - Technical University of Denmark, DenmarkC J Brown (Author) - University of QueenslandJ F Bruno (Author) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United StatesC M Duarte (Author) - University of Western AustraliaB S Halpern (Author) - University of California Santa Barbara, United StatesJ Holding (Author) - University of the Balearic Islands, SpainC V Kappel (Author) - University of California Santa Barbara, United StatesW Kiessling (Author) - Museum für Naturkunde at Humboldt University, GermanyM I O'Connor (Author) - University of British Columbia, CanadaJ M Pandolfi (Author) - University of QueenslandC Parmesan (Author) - University of Texas, United StatesF B Schwing (Author) - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service, United StatesW J Sydeman (Author) - Farallon Institute for Advanced Ecosystem Research, United StatesA J Richardson (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- Science, Vol.334(6056), pp.652-655
- Publisher
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.1210288
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450496902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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