VoCC: An r package for calculating the velocity of climate change and related climatic metrics

Jorge Garcia Molinos; David S Schoeman; Christopher J Brown; Michael T Burrows

doi:10.1111/2041-210X.13295

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VoCC: An r package for calculating the velocity of climate change and related climatic metrics

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VoCC: An r package for calculating the velocity of climate change and related climatic metrics

Jorge Garcia Molinos, David S Schoeman, Christopher J Brown and Michael T Burrows

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Vol.10(12), pp.2195-2202

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13295

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Abstract

biodiversity reorganization

climate change

conservation

velocity of climate change

priorization

species' range-shift

1. Climate change is a primary global driver of biodiversity reorganization. The velocity of climate change and related metrics describe the spatial change of climatic variables over time, allowing quantification of climate change exposure and connectivity, facilitating insights into the potential scope of species' range-shift responses. These metrics have been extensively used in climate-change ecology research and provide useful information for conservation. Multiple extensions to the original concept of climate velocity have been proposed since first presented nearly a decade ago. However, despite its utility, no software application is currently available that brings all these methods together. 2. The r package VoCC fills this gap by providing a comprehensive collection of functions that calculate climate velocity and related metrics from their initial formulation to the latest developments. Here, we introduce the core package functionality through a series of applied examples. 3. The collection of functions in the VoCC package represents a new, useful addition to the existing portfolio of tools with which to assess risks posed by climate change to species and ecosystems.

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Title: VoCC: An r package for calculating the velocity of climate change and related climatic metrics
Authors: Jorge Garcia Molinos (Corresponding Author) - Hokkaido University
David S Schoeman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Science and Engineering
Christopher J Brown (Author) - Griffith University
Michael T Burrows (Author) - Scottish Association For Marine Science
Publication details: Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Vol.10(12), pp.2195-2202
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.13295
ISSN: 2041-210X
Grants: Predicting fisheries change from cumulative impacts to aquatic habitats, DE160101207, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Do native invasions challenge Australian fisheries species?, DP170101722, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450624802621
Output Type: Journal article

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