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Changes in the Range of Some Common Rocky Shore Species in Britain – A Response to Climate Change?

Changes in the Range of Some Common Rocky Shore Species in Britain – A Response to Climate Change?
Changes in the Range of Some Common Rocky Shore Species in Britain – A Response to Climate Change?
Since the 1990s there has been a period of rapid climate warming in Europe. Long-term broad scale datasets coupled with time series at specific locations for rocky intertidal species dating back to the 1950s have been collected in Britain and Ireland. Resurveys of the original locations in 2001–2003 have been undertaken to identify changes in the biogeographical range and abundance of these species. The results show that some ‘southern’ species including Osilinus lineatus da Costa and Gibbula umbilicalis da Costa have undergone north and north-eastern range extensions. Populations have increased in abundance and adult size has decreased since the previous surveys were conducted. These changes have been synchronous throughout Britain, strongly suggesting that climate is responsible. The use of intertidal species as indicators of climate change is proposed.
climate change, intertidal, rocky, indicator, MarClim
0018-8158
241-251
Mieszkowska, N.
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Kendall, M.A.
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Hawkins, S.J.
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Leaper, R.
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Williamson, P.
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Hardman-Mountford, N.J.
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Southward, A.J.
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Mieszkowska, N.
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Kendall, M.A.
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Hawkins, S.J.
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Leaper, R.
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Williamson, P.
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Hardman-Mountford, N.J.
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Southward, A.J.
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Mieszkowska, N., Kendall, M.A., Hawkins, S.J., Leaper, R., Williamson, P., Hardman-Mountford, N.J. and Southward, A.J. (2006) Changes in the Range of Some Common Rocky Shore Species in Britain – A Response to Climate Change? Hydrobiologia, 555 (1), 241-251. (doi:10.1007/s10750-005-1120-6).

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Abstract

Since the 1990s there has been a period of rapid climate warming in Europe. Long-term broad scale datasets coupled with time series at specific locations for rocky intertidal species dating back to the 1950s have been collected in Britain and Ireland. Resurveys of the original locations in 2001–2003 have been undertaken to identify changes in the biogeographical range and abundance of these species. The results show that some ‘southern’ species including Osilinus lineatus da Costa and Gibbula umbilicalis da Costa have undergone north and north-eastern range extensions. Populations have increased in abundance and adult size has decreased since the previous surveys were conducted. These changes have been synchronous throughout Britain, strongly suggesting that climate is responsible. The use of intertidal species as indicators of climate change is proposed.

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Published date: 2006
Keywords: climate change, intertidal, rocky, indicator, MarClim

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Local EPrints ID: 188165
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/188165
ISSN: 0018-8158
PURE UUID: b1691424-fbc5-4d19-88c0-b0db21e07557

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Date deposited: 20 May 2011 13:49
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 03:29

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Author: N. Mieszkowska
Author: M.A. Kendall
Author: S.J. Hawkins
Author: R. Leaper
Author: P. Williamson
Author: N.J. Hardman-Mountford
Author: A.J. Southward

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