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    Rights statement: This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Bioscience following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Jennifer K. O'Leary, Fiorenza Micheli, Laura Airoldi, Charles Boch, Giulio De Leo, Robin Elahi, Francesco Ferretti, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Steven Y. Litvin, Natalie H. Low, Sarah Lummis, Kerry J. Nickols, Joanne Wong; The Resilience of Marine Ecosystems to Climatic Disturbances. BioScience 2017; 67 (3): 208-220. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biw161 is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/2900174/The

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Resilience of marine ecosystems to climatic disturbances

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  • Jennifer O'Leary
  • Fiorenza Micheli
  • Laura Airoldi
  • Charles Boch
  • Giulio De Leo
  • Robin Elahi
  • Francesco Ferretti
  • Nicholas Anthony James Graham
  • Steven Y. Litvin
  • Natalie H. Low
  • Sarah Lummis
  • Kerry J. Nickols
  • Joanne Wong
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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>03/2017
<mark>Journal</mark>Bioscience
Issue number3
Volume67
Number of pages13
Pages (from-to)208-220
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date1/02/17
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The intensity and frequency of climate-driven disturbances are increasing in coastal marine ecosystems. Understanding the factors that enhance or inhibit ecosystem resilience to climatic disturbance is essential. We surveyed 97 experts in six major coastal biogenic ecosystem types to identify “bright spots” of resilience in the face of climate change. We also evaluated literature that was recommended by the experts that addresses the responses of habitat-forming species to climatic disturbance. Resilience was commonly reported in the expert surveys (80% of experts). Resilience was observed in all ecosystem types and at multiple locations worldwide. The experts and literature cited remaining biogenic habitat, recruitment/connectivity, physical setting, and management of local-scale stressors as most important for resilience. These findings suggest that coastal ecosystems may still hold great potential to persist in the face of climate change and that local- to regional-scale management can help buffer global climatic impacts.

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This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Bioscience following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Jennifer K. O'Leary, Fiorenza Micheli, Laura Airoldi, Charles Boch, Giulio De Leo, Robin Elahi, Francesco Ferretti, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Steven Y. Litvin, Natalie H. Low, Sarah Lummis, Kerry J. Nickols, Joanne Wong; The Resilience of Marine Ecosystems to Climatic Disturbances. BioScience 2017; 67 (3): 208-220. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biw161 is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/2900174/The