Changes in the range of some common rocky shore species in Britain : a response to climate change?

Issue Title: Theme Marine Biodiversity: Patterns and Processes, Assessment,Threats, Management and Conservation Since the 1990s there has been a period of rapid climate warming in Europe. Long-term broad scale datasets coupled with time series at specific locations for rocky intertidal species datin...

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Published in:Hydrobiologia 2006-02, Vol.555 (1), p.241-251
Main Authors: MIESZKOWSKA, N, KENDALL, M. A, HAWKINS, S. J, LEAPER, R, WILLIAMSON, P, HARDMAN-MOUNTFORD, N. J, SOUTHWARD, A. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Climate change
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Gibbula umbilicalis
Global warming
Marine
Synecology
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Summary:Issue Title: Theme Marine Biodiversity: Patterns and Processes, Assessment,Threats, Management and Conservation Since the 1990s there has been a period of rapid climate warming in Europe. Long-term broad scale datasets coupled with time series at specific locations for rocky intertidal species dating back to the 1950s have been collected in Britain and Ireland. Resurveys of the original locations in 2001-2003 have been undertaken to identify changes in the biogeographical range and abundance of these species. The results show that some 'southern' species including Osilinus lineatus da Costa and Gibbula umbilicalis da Costa have undergone north and north-eastern range extensions. Populations have increased in abundance and adult size has decreased since the previous surveys were conducted. These changes have been synchronous throughout Britain, strongly suggesting that climate is responsible. The use of intertidal species as indicators of climate change is proposed.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0018-8158
1573-5117
DOI:10.1007/s10750-005-1120-6