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Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being

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Pecl, Gretta T., Araújo, Miguel B., Bell, Johann D., Blanchard, Julia, Bonebrake, Timothy C., Chen, I-Ching, Clark, Timothy D., Colwell, Robert K. +33 more·2017·Science

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Distributions of Earth's species are changing at accelerating rates, increasingly driven by human-mediated climate change. Such changes are already altering the composition of ecological communities, but beyond conservation of natural systems, how and why does this matter? We review evidence that climate-driven species redistribution at regional to global scales affects ecosystem functioning, human well-being, and the dynamics of climate change itself. Production of natural resources required for food security, patterns of disease transmission, and processes of carbon sequestration are all altered by changes in species distribution. Consideration of these effects of biodiversity redistribution is critical yet lacking in most mitigation and adaptation strategies, including the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals.

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Pecl, G. T., Araújo, M. B., Bell, J. D., Blanchard, J., Bonebrake, T. C., Chen, I.-C., Clark, T. D., Colwell, R. K., Danielsen, F., Evengård, B., Falconi, L., Ferrier, S., Frusher, S., Garcia, R. A., Griffis, R. B., Hobday, A. J., Janion-Scheepers, C., Jarzyna, M. A., Jennings, S., Lenoir, J., Linnetved, H. I., Martin, V. Y., McCormack, P. C., McDonald, J., Mitchell, N. J., Mustonen, T., Pandolfi, J. M., Pettorelli, N., Popova, E., Robinson, S. A., Scheffers, B. R., Shaw, J. D., Sorte, C. J. B., Strugnell, J. M., Sunday, J. M., Tuanmu, M.-N., Vergés, A., Villanueva, C., Wernberg, T., Wapstra, E., & Williams, S. E.
Affiliations
  • Centre for Marine Socioecology (AU)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • Conservation International (US)
  • University of Hong Kong (HK)
  • National Cheng Kung University (TW)
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU)
  • Nordisk Fond for Miljø og Udvikling (DK)
  • Umeå University (SE)
  • James Cook University (AU)
  • CSIRO Land and Water (AU)
  • University of Cape Town (ZA)
  • NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (US)
  • CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere (AU)
  • Monash University, School of Biological Sciences, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
  • Yale University (US)
  • University of Tasmania (AU)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Southern Cross University (AU)
  • The University of Western Australia (AU)
  • University of Eastern Finland (FI)
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • Zoological Society of London (GB)
  • National Oceanography Centre (GB)
  • University of Wollongong (AU)
  • University of Florida (US)
  • University of California, Irvine (US)
  • La Trobe University (AU)
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica (TW)
  • UNSW Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
  • Pecl, Gretta T.
  • Araújo, Miguel B.
Venue
Science
Published
2017-03-31
Volume
355
Issue
6332
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2598701004
Cited by
3,668
References
120
Citations by year
2026: 412 · 2025: 501 · 2024: 493 · 2023: 426 · 2022: 456 · 2021: 435 · 2020: 357 · 2019: 308 · 2018: 220 · 2017: 57 · 2015: 1
FWCI
18.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (publishedVersion)
  • UTAS Research Repository (acceptedVersion)
  • QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University) (submittedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion)
  • Cross Connect (Southern Cross University) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Online (University of Wollongong) (submittedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion)
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • UEF eRepo (University of Eastern Finland) (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion)
  • The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
  • SUNScholar (Stellenbosch University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (CIBIO-UID/BIA/50027/2013)
  • Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (CGL2015-68438-P)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecological Modeling › Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Keywords
climate change, range shifts, ecosystem functioning, human well-being, food security, disease transmission, carbon sequestration, climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, Sustainable Development Goals, community composition
MeSH terms
Animals, Food Supply, Health, Humans, Biodiversity, Climate Change

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