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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TY - JOUR
T1 - Resilience of marine ecosystems to climatic disturbances
AU - O'Leary, Jennifer
AU - Micheli, Fiorenza
AU - Airoldi, Laura
AU - Boch, Charles
AU - De Leo, Giulio
AU - Elahi, Robin
AU - Ferretti, Francesco
AU - Graham, Nicholas Anthony James
AU - Litvin, Steven Y.
AU - Low, Natalie H.
AU - Lummis, Sarah
AU - Nickols, Kerry J.
AU - Wong, Joanne
N1 - 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
PY - 2017/3
Y1 - 2017/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - resistance
KW - recovery
KW - persistence
KW - biogenic habitat
KW - conservation and management
U2 - 10.1093/biosci/biw161
DO - 10.1093/biosci/biw161
M3 - Journal article
VL - 67
SP - 208
EP - 220
JO - Bioscience
JF - Bioscience
SN - 0006-3568
IS - 3
ER -