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Climate change and the ecology and evolution of Arctic vertebrates

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 01 Feb 2012 Denmark, France, France, France Publisher:WileyJournal:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, volume 1,249, pages 166-190 (issn: 0077-8923, eissn: 1749-6632,

Authors: Glenn Yannic; David Grémillet; Niels Martin Schmidt; Rolf A. Ims; Jérôme Moreau; Gilles Gauthier; Olivier Gilg; +7 Authors

doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06412.x

pmid: 22329928

Climate change and the ecology and evolution of Arctic vertebrates

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Abstract

Climate change is taking place more rapidly and severely in the Arctic than anywhere on the globe, exposing Arctic vertebrates to a host of impacts. Changes in the cryosphere dominate the physical changes that already affect these animals, but increasing air temperatures, changes in precipitation, and ocean acidification will also affect Arctic ecosystems in the future. Adaptation via natural selection is problematic in such a rapidly changing environment. Adjustment via phenotypic plasticity is therefore likely to dominate Arctic vertebrate responses in the short term, and many such adjustments have already been documented. Changes in phenology and range will occur for most species but will only partly mitigate climate change impacts, which are particularly difficult to forecast due to the many interactions within and between trophic levels. Even though Arctic species richness is increasing via immigration from the South, many Arctic vertebrates are expected to become increasingly threatened during this century.

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Keywords

Aquatic Organisms, tundra, environment/Bioclimatology, Population Dynamics, mismatches, phenological changes, Ice Cover, threat, [SDV.EE.BIO] Life Sciences/Ecology, environment/Bioclimatology, Arctic Regions, Biological Evolution, sea ice, large herbivores, [ SDE.MCG ] Environmental Sciences/Global Changes, [SDV.EE.BIO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, rodents, Vertebrates, geese, adaptations, seabirds, 570, lemmings, [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes, Climate Change, shorebirds, parasites, range shifts, Host-Parasite Interactions, [ SDV.EE.BIO ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Bioclimatology, Animals, marine mammals, impacts, Ecosystem, trophic interactions, [ SDE.BE ] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, polar bear, Endangered Species, [SDE.BE] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, [SDE.MCG] Environmental Sciences/Global Changes, [SDV.EE.BIO] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Bioclimatology, plasticity, Animal Migration, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, [SDV.EE.BIO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Bioclimatology

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