Journal article
Biological responses to the press and pulse of climate trends and extreme events
Nature climate change, Vol.8, pp.579-587
07/2018
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Abstract
The interaction of gradual climate trends and extreme weather events since the turn of the century has triggered complex and, in some cases, catastrophic ecological responses around the world. We illustrate this using Australian examples within a press–pulse framework. Despite the Australian biota being adapted to high natural climate variability, recent combinations of climatic presses and pulses have led to population collapses, loss of relictual communities and shifts into novel ecosystems. These changes have been sudden and unpredictable, and may represent permanent transitions to new ecosystem states without adaptive management interventions. The press–pulse framework helps illuminate biological responses to climate change, grounds debate about suitable management interventions and highlights possible consequences of (non-) intervention.
Details
- Title
- Biological responses to the press and pulse of climate trends and extreme events
- Creators
- R. M. B. Harris - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental ResearchL. J. Beaumont - Macquarie UniversityT. R. Vance - University of TasmaniaC. R. Tozer - University of Newcastle AustraliaT. A. Remenyi - University of TasmaniaS. E. Perkins-Kirkpatrick - UNSW SydneyP. J. Mitchell - CSIROA. B. Nicotra - Australian National UniversityS. McGregor - University of New South WalesN. R. Andrew - University of New EnglandM. Letnic - UNSW SydneyM. R. Kearney - University of MelbourneT. Wernberg - University of Western AustraliaL. B. Hutley - Charles Darwin UniversityL. E. ChambersM. -S. Fletcher - University of MelbourneM. R. Keatley - University of MelbourneC. A. Woodward - Australian Nucl Sci & Technol Org, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaG. Williamson - University of TasmaniaN. C. Duke - James Cook UniversityD. M. J. S. Bowman - University of Tasmania
- Publication Details
- Nature climate change, Vol.8, pp.579-587
- Publisher
- NATURE PORTFOLIO
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF).
- Identifiers
- 991013087510302368
- Copyright
- © 2018 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article