The distributions of a wide range of taxonomic groups are expanding polewards
Top Cited Papers
- 7 March 2006
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Global Change Biology
- Vol. 12 (3) , 450-455
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01116.x
Abstract
Evidence is accumulating of shifts in species' distributions during recent climate warming. However, most of this information comes predominantly from studies of a relatively small selection of taxa (i.e., plants, birds and butterflies), which may not be representative of biodiversity as a whole. Using data from less well‐studied groups, we show that a wide variety of vertebrate and invertebrate species have moved northwards and uphill in Britain over approximately 25 years, mirroring, and in some cases exceeding, the responses of better‐known groups.Keywords
This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
- Climate Change and Distribution Shifts in Marine FishesScience, 2005
- A global change‐induced biome shift in the Montseny mountains (NE Spain)Global Change Biology, 2003
- Fingerprints of global warming on wild animals and plantsNature, 2003
- A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change impacts across natural systemsNature, 2003
- Responses of butterflies to twentieth century climate warming: implications for future rangesProceedings Of The Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 2002
- Ecological responses to recent climate changeNature, 2002
- Biological consequences of global warming: is the signal already apparent?Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2000
- Climate and habitat availability determine 20th century changes in a butterfly's range marginProceedings Of The Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 1999
- The Gaps between Theory and Practice in Selecting Nature ReservesConservation Biology, 1999
- Rare species, the coincidence of diversity hotspots and conservation strategiesNature, 1993