The effects of climate change on tropical birds

ÇH Şekercioğlu, RB Primack, J Wormworth - Biological conservation, 2012 - Elsevier
Birds are among the most widely studied organisms on earth and represent an important
indicator group for learning about the effects of climate change–particularly in regard to the …

Mechanisms driving change: altered species interactions and ecosystem function through global warming

LW Traill, MLM Lim, NS Sodhi… - Journal of Animal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We review the mechanisms behind ecosystem functions, the processes that facilitate energy
transfer along food webs, and the major processes that allow the cycling of carbon, oxygen …

Managing for change: wetland transitions under sea‐level rise and outcomes for threatened species

LW Traill, K Perhans, CE Lovelock… - Diversity and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Global sea‐level rise (SLR) could be as much as 1.8 metres by 2100, which will impact
coastal wetland communities and threatened species. We evaluated the likely outcomes of …

Vulnerability and impacts of climate change on forest and freshwater wetland ecosystems in Nepal: a review

P Lamsal, L Kumar, K Atreya, KP Pant - Ambio, 2017 - Springer
Climate change (CC) threatens ecosystems in both developed and develo** countries. As
the impacts of CC are pervasive, global, and mostly irreversible, it is gaining worldwide …

Modelling wetland surface elevation dynamics and its application to forecasting the effects of sea-level rise on estuarine wetlands

K Rogers, N Saintilan, C Copeland - Ecological Modelling, 2012 - Elsevier
Empirical data derived from a network of surface elevation tables established on the Hunter
River, Australia, in 2000 was used to model sediment accretion within estuarine wetlands …

Predicting novel riparian ecosystems in a changing climate

JA Catford, RJ Naiman, LE Chambers, J Roberts… - Ecosystems, 2013 - Springer
Rapid changes in global climate are likely to alter species assemblages and environmental
characteristics resulting in novel ecosystems. The ability to predict characteristics of future …

The significance and vulnerability of Australian saltmarshes: implications for management in a changing climate

N Saintilan, K Rogers - Marine and Freshwater Research, 2013 - CSIRO Publishing
We review the distribution, status and ecology of Australian saltmarshes and the
mechanisms whereby enhanced atmospheric carbon dioxide and associated climate …

The impact of sea‐level rise on S nowy P lovers in F lorida: integrating geomorphological, habitat, and metapopulation models

ME Aiello‐Lammens, ML Chu‐Agor… - Global Change …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Sea‐level rise (SLR) is a projected consequence of global climate change that will result in
complex changes in coastal ecosystems. These changes will cause transitions among …

Does more mean less? The value of information for conservation planning under sea level rise

RK Runting, KA Wilson, JR Rhodes - Global change biology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Many studies have explored the benefits of adopting more sophisticated modelling
techniques or spatial data in terms of our ability to accurately predict ecosystem responses …

Vulnerability of terrestrial island vertebrates to projected sea‐level rise

FT Wetzel, H Beissmann, DJ Penn… - Global Change …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Sea‐level rise (SLR) from global warming may have severe consequences for biodiversity;
however, a baseline, broad‐scale assessment of the potential consequences of SLR for …