Managing consequences of climate-driven species redistribution requires integration of ecology, conservation and social science

Timothy C Bonebrake¹, Christopher J Brown², Johann D Bell^{3

4}, Julia L Blanchard^{5

6}, Alienor Chauvenet^{7

8}, Curtis Champion⁵, I-Ching Chen⁹, Timothy D Clark^{5

10}, Robert K Colwell^{11

12

13

14}, Finn Danielsen¹⁵, Anthony I Dell^{16

17}, Jennifer M Donelson^{18

19}, Birgitta Evengård²⁰, Simon Ferrier²¹, Stewart Frusher^{5

6}, Raquel A Garcia^{22

23}, Roger B Griffis²⁴, Alistair J Hobday^{6

25}, Marta A Jarzyna²⁶, Emma Lee⁶, Jonathan Lenoir²⁷, Hlif Linnetved²⁸, Victoria Y Martin²⁹, Phillipa C McCormack³⁰, Jan McDonald^{6

30}, Eve McDonald-Madden^{8

31}, Nicola Mitchell³², Tero Mustonen³³, John M Pandolfi³⁴, Nathalie Pettorelli³⁵, Hugh Possingham^{8

36}, Peter Pulsifer³⁷, Mark Reynolds³⁸, Brett R Scheffers³⁹, Cascade J B Sorte⁴⁰, Jan M Strugnell⁴¹, Mao-Ning Tuanmu⁴², Samantha Twiname⁵, Adriana Vergés⁴³, Cecilia Villanueva⁵, Erik Wapstra⁴⁴, Thomas Wernberg^{32

45}, Gretta T Pecl^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China.
² Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, 4111, Australia.
³ Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
⁴ Conservation International, Arlington, VA, 22202, U.S.A.
⁵ Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia.
⁶ Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia.
⁷ Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, Australia.
⁸ ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.
⁹ Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Republic of China.
¹⁰ CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Hobart, 7000, Australia.
¹¹ Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen, Natural History Museum of Denmark, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
¹² Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, U.S.A.
¹³ University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO, 80309, U.S.A.
¹⁴ Departmento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, CP 131, 74.001-970, Goiânia, Brazil.
¹⁵ Nordic Foundation for Development and Ecology (NORDECO), Copenhagen, DK-1159, Denmark.
¹⁶ National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), East Alton, IL, 62024, U.S.A.
¹⁷ Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 631303, USA.
¹⁸ School of Life Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, 2007, Australia.
¹⁹ ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, 4811, Australia.
²⁰ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umea University, 90187, Umea, Sweden.
²¹ CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, 2601, Australia.
²² Department of Statistical Sciences, Centre for Statistics in Ecology, the Environment and Conservation, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa.
²³ Faculty of Science, Department of Botany and Zoology, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.
²⁴ NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, U.S.A.
²⁵ CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, 7000, Australia.
²⁶ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, U.S.A.
²⁷ UR « Ecologie et dynamique des systèmes anthropisés » (EDYSAN, FRE 3498 CNRS-UPJV), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, FR-80037, Amiens Cedex 1, France.
²⁸ Faculty of Science, Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
²⁹ Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, U.S.A.
³⁰ Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7001, Australia.
³¹ School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.
³² School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, 6009, Australia.
³³ Snowchange Cooperative, University of Eastern Finland, 80130, Joensuu, Finland.
³⁴ School of Biological Sciences, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.
³⁵ Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, NW1 4RY, London, U.K.
³⁶ Grand Challenges in Ecosystems and the Environment, Silwood Park, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
³⁷ National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, U.S.A.
³⁸ The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.
³⁹ Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, U.S.A.
⁴⁰ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, U.S.A.
⁴¹ Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, 4811, Australia.
⁴² Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Republic of China.
⁴³ Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation and Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia.
⁴⁴ School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, 7001, Australia.
⁴⁵ UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, 6009, Australia.

PMID: 28568902
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12344

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Managing consequences of climate-driven species redistribution requires integration of ecology, conservation and social science

Timothy C Bonebrake et al. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2018 Feb.

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. 2018 Feb;93(1):284-305.

doi: 10.1111/brv.12344. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

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Affiliations

¹ School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China.
² Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, 4111, Australia.
³ Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
⁴ Conservation International, Arlington, VA, 22202, U.S.A.
⁵ Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia.
⁶ Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia.
⁷ Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, Australia.
⁸ ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.
⁹ Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Republic of China.
¹⁰ CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Hobart, 7000, Australia.
¹¹ Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen, Natural History Museum of Denmark, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
¹² Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, U.S.A.
¹³ University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO, 80309, U.S.A.
¹⁴ Departmento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, CP 131, 74.001-970, Goiânia, Brazil.
¹⁵ Nordic Foundation for Development and Ecology (NORDECO), Copenhagen, DK-1159, Denmark.
¹⁶ National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), East Alton, IL, 62024, U.S.A.
¹⁷ Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 631303, USA.
¹⁸ School of Life Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, 2007, Australia.
¹⁹ ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, 4811, Australia.
²⁰ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umea University, 90187, Umea, Sweden.
²¹ CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, 2601, Australia.
²² Department of Statistical Sciences, Centre for Statistics in Ecology, the Environment and Conservation, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa.
²³ Faculty of Science, Department of Botany and Zoology, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.
²⁴ NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, U.S.A.
²⁵ CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, 7000, Australia.
²⁶ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, U.S.A.
²⁷ UR « Ecologie et dynamique des systèmes anthropisés » (EDYSAN, FRE 3498 CNRS-UPJV), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, FR-80037, Amiens Cedex 1, France.
²⁸ Faculty of Science, Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
²⁹ Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, U.S.A.
³⁰ Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7001, Australia.
³¹ School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.
³² School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, 6009, Australia.
³³ Snowchange Cooperative, University of Eastern Finland, 80130, Joensuu, Finland.
³⁴ School of Biological Sciences, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.
³⁵ Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, NW1 4RY, London, U.K.
³⁶ Grand Challenges in Ecosystems and the Environment, Silwood Park, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
³⁷ National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, U.S.A.
³⁸ The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.
³⁹ Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, U.S.A.
⁴⁰ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, U.S.A.
⁴¹ Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, 4811, Australia.
⁴² Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Republic of China.
⁴³ Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation and Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia.
⁴⁴ School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, 7001, Australia.
⁴⁵ UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, 6009, Australia.

PMID: 28568902
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12344

Abstract

Climate change is driving a pervasive global redistribution of the planet's species. Species redistribution poses new questions for the study of ecosystems, conservation science and human societies that require a coordinated and integrated approach. Here we review recent progress, key gaps and strategic directions in this nascent research area, emphasising emerging themes in species redistribution biology, the importance of understanding underlying drivers and the need to anticipate novel outcomes of changes in species ranges. We highlight that species redistribution has manifest implications across multiple temporal and spatial scales and from genes to ecosystems. Understanding range shifts from ecological, physiological, genetic and biogeographical perspectives is essential for informing changing paradigms in conservation science and for designing conservation strategies that incorporate changing population connectivity and advance adaptation to climate change. Species redistributions present challenges for human well-being, environmental management and sustainable development. By synthesising recent approaches, theories and tools, our review establishes an interdisciplinary foundation for the development of future research on species redistribution. Specifically, we demonstrate how ecological, conservation and social research on species redistribution can best be achieved by working across disciplinary boundaries to develop and implement solutions to climate change challenges. Future studies should therefore integrate existing and complementary scientific frameworks while incorporating social science and human-centred approaches. Finally, we emphasise that the best science will not be useful unless more scientists engage with managers, policy makers and the public to develop responsible and socially acceptable options for the global challenges arising from species redistributions.

Keywords: adaptive conservation; climate change; food security; health; managed relocation; range shift; sustainable development; temperature.

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