Climate change is threatening tropical reefs across the world, with most scientists agreeing
that the current changes in climate conditions are occurring at a much faster rate than in the …

Temperature is among the main structuring agents on rocky intertidal shores. Although
infrequent mortality events associated with high temperatures have been observed in …

Predicting when, where and with what magnitude climate change is likely to affect the
fitness, abundance and distribution of organisms and the functioning of ecosystems has …

Symbiotic scleractinian corals are particularly affected by climate change stress and respond
by bleaching (losing their symbiotic dinoflagellate partners). Recently, the energetic status of …

For rocky intertidal organisms, temperature is often considered the most influential factor
governing early survival and growth. Nevertheless, our review of the literature revealed that …

Although the direct effects of climate change on species distribution and abundance have
become increasingly apparent, considerably less is known about the potential for thermal …

A key element missing from many predictive models of the impacts of climate change on
intertidal ectotherms is the role of individual behaviour. In this synthesis, using littorinid …

Global climate change and invasive species represent two of the biggest threats to the
environment. Biological communities are responding to global climate change through …

Understanding variation in physiological adaptations to thermal stress is vital when
investigating intertidal species' distribution patterns. The thermal sensitivities of two limpets …

Although thermal performance is widely recognised to be pivotal in determining species'
distributions, assessment of this performance is often based on laboratory-acclimated …