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Biological responses to the press and pulse of climate trends and extreme events

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  • R. M. B. Harris

    (University of Tasmania
    Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ)

  • L. J. Beaumont

    (Macquarie University)

  • T. R. Vance

    (University of Tasmania)

  • C. R. Tozer

    (University of Tasmania
    University of Newcastle)

  • T. A. Remenyi

    (University of Tasmania)

  • S. E. Perkins-Kirkpatrick

    (Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales
    University of New South Wales)

  • P. J. Mitchell

    (CSIRO Agriculture and Food)

  • A. B. Nicotra

    (Research School of Biology, Australian National University)

  • S. McGregor

    (University of New South Wales
    Monash University)

  • N. R. Andrew

    (University of New England)

  • M. Letnic

    (University of New South Wales)

  • M. R. Kearney

    (The University of Melbourne)

  • T. Wernberg

    (University of Western Australia)

  • L. B. Hutley

    (Charles Darwin University)

  • L. E. Chambers
  • M.-S. Fletcher

    (The University of Melbourne)

  • M. R. Keatley

    (The University of Melbourne)

  • C. A. Woodward

    (Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation
    School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland)

  • G. Williamson

    (University of Tasmania)

  • N. C. Duke

    (James Cook University)

  • D. M. J. S. Bowman

    (University of Tasmania)

Abstract

The interaction of gradual climate trends and extreme weather events since the turn of the century has triggered complex and, in some cases, catastrophic ecological responses around the world. We illustrate this using Australian examples within a press–pulse framework. Despite the Australian biota being adapted to high natural climate variability, recent combinations of climatic presses and pulses have led to population collapses, loss of relictual communities and shifts into novel ecosystems. These changes have been sudden and unpredictable, and may represent permanent transitions to new ecosystem states without adaptive management interventions. The press–pulse framework helps illuminate biological responses to climate change, grounds debate about suitable management interventions and highlights possible consequences of (non-) intervention.

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  • R. M. B. Harris & L. J. Beaumont & T. R. Vance & C. R. Tozer & T. A. Remenyi & S. E. Perkins-Kirkpatrick & P. J. Mitchell & A. B. Nicotra & S. McGregor & N. R. Andrew & M. Letnic & M. R. Kearney & T. , 2018. "Biological responses to the press and pulse of climate trends and extreme events," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 8(7), pages 579-587, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:8:y:2018:i:7:d:10.1038_s41558-018-0187-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0187-9
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    1. Carlos Sanz-Lazaro, 2019. "A Framework to Advance the Understanding of the Ecological Effects of Extreme Climate Events," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(21), pages 1-18, October.
    2. Fabio de Oliveira Neves & Arlinda de Jesus Rodrigues Resende & Plinio Rodrigues dos Santos Filho & Breno Regis Santos, 2023. "Analysis of the Profile of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Brazil," Journal of Sustainable Development, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 16(4), pages 135-135, July.
    3. Runze Tong & Wenchao Sun & Quan Han & Jingshan Yu & Zaifeng Tian, 2020. "Spatial and Temporal Variations in Extreme Precipitation and Temperature Events in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region of China over the Past Six Decades," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-19, February.
    4. Shuang Li & Feili Wei & Zheng Wang & Jiashu Shen & Ze Liang & Huan Wang & Shuangcheng Li, 2021. "Spatial Heterogeneity and Complexity of the Impact of Extreme Climate on Vegetation in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-17, May.
    5. Adrian C. Newton, 2021. "Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Ecosystem Collapse Risk Assessments," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-15, November.
    6. Suzanne M Prober & Nat Raisbeck-Brown & Natasha B Porter & Kristen J Williams & Zoe Leviston & Fiona Dickson, 2019. "Recent climate-driven ecological change across a continent as perceived through local ecological knowledge," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(11), pages 1-30, November.

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