Species richness changes lag behind climate change

Species-energy theory indicates that recent climate warming should have driven increases in species richness in cool and species-poor parts of the Northern Hemisphere. We confirm that the average species richness of British butterflies has increased since 1970-82, but much more slowly than predicted...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2006-06, Vol.273 (1593), p.1465-1470
Main Authors: Menéndez, Rosa, Megías, Adela González, Hill, Jane K., Braschler, Brigitte, Willis, Stephen G., Collingham, Yvonne, Fox, Richard, Roy, David B., Thomas, Chris D.
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Animal Migration
Animals
Biodiversity
Butterflies
Butterflies - physiology
Climate
Climate Change
Climate models
Geography
Global warming
Greenhouse Effect
Habitats
Materials
Modeling
Neural Networks, Computer
Papilionoidea
Species
Species diversity
Species extinction
Species Richness
United Kingdom
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Animals
Biodiversity
Butterflies
Butterflies - physiology
Climate
Climate Change
Climate models
Geography
Global warming
Greenhouse Effect
Habitats
Materials
Modeling
Neural Networks, Computer
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Species
Species diversity
Species extinction
Species Richness
United Kingdom
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