A framework for community interactions under climate change

Predicting the impacts of climate change on species is one of the biggest challenges that ecologists face. Predictions routinely focus on the direct effects of climate change on individual species, yet interactions between species can strongly influence how climate change affects organisms at every...

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Published in:Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) 2010-06, Vol.25 (6), p.325-331
Main Authors: Gilman, Sarah E., Urban, Mark C., Tewksbury, Joshua, Gilchrist, George W., Holt, Robert D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Biological and medical sciences
Climate Change
Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change
Demography
Earth, ocean, space
Ecosystem
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Human Activities
Meteorology
Models, Biological
Synecology
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Summary:Predicting the impacts of climate change on species is one of the biggest challenges that ecologists face. Predictions routinely focus on the direct effects of climate change on individual species, yet interactions between species can strongly influence how climate change affects organisms at every scale by altering their individual fitness, geographic ranges and the structure and dynamics of their community. Failure to incorporate these interactions limits the ability to predict responses of species to climate change. We propose a framework based on ideas from global-change biology, community ecology, and invasion biology that uses community modules to assess how species interactions shape responses to climate change.
ISSN:0169-5347
1872-8383
DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2010.03.002