How Do Marine Pelagic Species Respond to Climate Change? Theories and Observations

In this review, we show how climate affects species, communities, and ecosystems, and why many responses from the species to the biome level originate from the interaction between the species' ecological niche and changes in the environmental regime in both space and time. We describe a theory...

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Published in:Annual review of marine science 2018-01, Vol.10 (1), p.169-197
Main Authors: Beaugrand, Grégory, Kirby, Richard R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aquatic Organisms - physiology
Biodiversity
Climate Change
climatic variability
Communities
Ecological conditions
Ecological distribution
Ecological niches
Ecosystem
Ecosystems
environment
Environmental changes
marine species
Models, Biological
Niches
observations
Species
theories
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Summary:In this review, we show how climate affects species, communities, and ecosystems, and why many responses from the species to the biome level originate from the interaction between the species' ecological niche and changes in the environmental regime in both space and time. We describe a theory that allows us to understand and predict how marine species react to climate-induced changes in ecological conditions, how communities form and are reconfigured, and so how biodiversity is arranged and may respond to climate change. Our study shows that the responses of species to climate change are therefore intelligible-that is, they have a strong deterministic component and can be predicted.
ISSN:1941-1405
1941-0611
DOI:10.1146/annurev-marine-121916-063304