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The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people
Ist Teil von
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2016-11, Vol.354 (6313), p.719-719
Ort / Verlag
United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Erscheinungsjahr
2016
Link zum Volltext
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Science Online_科学在线
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Most ecological processes now show responses to anthropogenic climate change. In terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems, species are changing genetically, physiologically, morphologically, and phenologically and are shifting their distributions, which affects food webs and results in new interactions. Disruptions scale from the gene to the ecosystem and have documented consequences for people, including unpredictable fisheries and crop yields, loss of genetic diversity in wild crop varieties, and increasing impacts of pests and diseases. In addition to the more easily observed changes, such as shifts in flowering phenology, we argue that many hidden dynamics, such as genetic changes, are also taking place. Understanding shifts in ecological processes can guide human adaptation strategies. In addition to reducing greenhouse gases, climate action and policy must therefore focus equally on strategies that safeguard biodiversity and ecosystems.