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Biodiversity baselines, thresholds and resilience: testing predictions and assumptions using palaeoecological data.
Willis, K J; Bailey, R M; Bhagwat, S A; Birks, H J B.
Afiliação
  • Willis KJ; University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK. kathy.willis@ouce.ox.ac.uk
Trends Ecol Evol ; 25(10): 583-91, 2010 Oct.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20800315
ABSTRACT
Fossil records are replete with examples of long-term biotic responses to past climate change. One particularly useful set of records are those preserved in lake and marine sediments, recording both climate changes and corresponding biotic responses. Recently there has been increasing focus on the need for conservation of ecological and evolutionary processes in the face of climate change. We review key areas where palaeoecological archives contribute to this conservation goal, namely (i) determination of rates and nature of biodiversity response to climate change; (ii) climate processes responsible for ecological thresholds; (iii) identification of ecological resilience to climate change; and (iv) management of novel ecosystems. We stress the importance of long-term palaeoecological data in fully understanding contemporary and future biotic responses.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Mudança Climática / Biodiversidade / Fósseis Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Trends Ecol Evol Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Mudança Climática / Biodiversidade / Fósseis Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Trends Ecol Evol Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article