Researchers call for shifting biodiversity efforts toward ecosystem recovery
A Nature Reviews Biodiversity article argues that biodiversity science should now prioritize recovery, as climate change pushes ecosystems into new species combinations. Some ecosystems, such as Papua New Guinea reefs and Tasmanian albatross colonies, are still thriving despite pressures.
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What happened
Reports describe ecosystems changing as climate change reshapes them, with new species combinations emerging faster and over larger areas than in the past. Some ecosystems, including coral reefs in Papua New Guinea and albatross colonies off Tasmania, are still thriving despite climate change, habitat loss and other pressures. A Nature Reviews Biodiversity article argues biodiversity science must now focus on recovery.
Timeline
- Oct 9, 3:40 PM ET: Reports describe new species communities emerging as climate change reshapes ecosystems, observed within just a few decades
- Oct 10, 9:40 AM ET: Reports highlight ecosystems, including coral reefs and albatross colonies, that are thriving despite environmental pressures
- Oct 11, 8:00 PM ET: A Nature Reviews Biodiversity article calls for biodiversity science to pivot toward defining, explaining and scaling recovery
Coverage
- Building a science of biodiversity recovery (Rebecca Chaplin-KramerSearch author on:)
- Against the odds: Why some ecosystems thrive (phys.org)
- Climate change drives new species combinations, prompting calls to rethink conservation goals (phys.org)
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