Integrating Physiology, ecology and biogeography to better understand species responses to climate change

Christian  Hof (1),    Joel    Methorst (2),    Imran    Khaliq (3) 1    Senckenberg    Biodiversity    &    Climate    Research    Centre    (BiK-­‐F),    Senckenberganlage    25,    60325    Frankfurt,    Germany,    christian.hof@senckenberg.de,    @redkite79 2  Senckenberg    Biodiversity    &    Climate    Research    Centre    (BiK-­‐F),    Frankfurt,    Germany,    joel.methorst@gmx.de 3  Senckenberg    Biodiversity    &    Climate    Research    Centre    (BiK-­‐F),    Frankfurt,    Germany    and    Government    degree    college    Vehova,    Punjab,    Pakistan,    imrankhaliq9@hotmail.com Species…

Reactive females: individual, annual and geographic variation in temperature effects on phenology

George  Cunnungham (1),    Gabriella    Ljungström    (2),    Geoff    While (3),    Mats    Olsson (4),    Erik    Wapstra (5) 1    University    of    Tasmania,    Private    Bag    55,    Sandy    Bay,    Tasmania,    7001,    george.cunningham@utas.edu.au 2    University    of    Gothenburg,    Medicinaregatan,    Göteborg,    40530,    gabriella.ljungstrom@bioenv.gu.se 3    University    of    Tasmania,    Private    Bag    55,    Sandy    Bay,    Tasmania,    7001,    geoffrey.while@utas.edu.au 4    University    of    Sydney,    Science    Road,    New  …

Genes to the Niche! Five reasons why genetic information can improve predictive niche models and their underlying theory

Jan O. Engler (1), Niko Balkenhol (2), Catherine H. Graham (3) 1 Zoological Research Museum Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D‐53113 Bonn, Germany, j.engler.zfmk@uni‐bonn.de, @engler_j 2 Department of Wildlife Sciences, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 3, D‐37077 Göttingen, Germany, niko.balkenhol@forst.uni‐goettingen.de 3 Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, NY 11789, USA, catherine.graham@stonybrook.edu The technological revolution in the…

Role of blood oxygen transport in setting octopods’ range limits

Michael Oellermann (1), Bernhard Lieb (2), Jan M. Strugnell (3), Jayson M. Semmens (4), Hans-O. Pörtner (5), Felix C. Mark (6) 1 Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany, Michael.Oellermann@awi.de 2 Institute of Zoology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Müllerweg 6, 55099 Mainz, Germany, lieb@uni-mainz.de 3 Department of Genetics, La Trobe…

Mechanistic understanding of climate driven range shifts: using thermal tolerances of rock lobster to predict future range shifts

Samantha Twiname (1*), Quinn Fitzgibbon (1), Alistair Hobday (2), Gretta Pecl(1) 1 Institiute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 49, Hobart, TAS 7001 2 CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Castray Esplanade, Hobart, TAS 7001 *Samantha.Twiname@utas.edu.au Ocean  warming  is affecting  marine  species  worldwide,  with one  of the  most visible changes being alterations to…

Can behaviour and physiology mitigate climate change impacts on snow skink persistence and distribution?

Amanda Caldwell (1), Geoff While (2), Michael Kearney (3), Erik Wapstra (4) 1 School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 5, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Mandy.Caldwell@utas.edu.au,@MandyCaldwell_ 2 School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 5, Hobart, TAS, 7001,  Geoffrey.While@utas.edu.au 3 School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC, 3010,  M.Kearney@unimelb.edu.au, @ecophys 4…

NOAA’s Protected Species Climate Vulnerability Assessment (PSCVA)

Matthew Lettrich (1), Roger Griffis (2) 1 ECS Federal, Inc. in Support of NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, matthew.lettrich@noaa.gov 2 NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, roger.b.griffis@noaa.gov Climate change is expected to influence the distribution and viability of many species in marine and coastal ecosystems.  These…

Marine fish larvae on the move – behavioural variability and flexibility and their implications for dispersal

Jeffrey M Leis (1, 2) 1 Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7005,  jeffrey.leis@utas.edu.au 2 Ichthyology, Australian Museum Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales 2010 Most marine, demersal, bony fishes have a complex life history including potentially dispersive, pelagic larval stages. Dispersal of marine fish larvae, once thought to be…

Landscape connectivity to address climate change: tracking climates through time and space

Caitlin Littlefield (1), Julia Michalak (2), Brad McRae (3), Joshua Lawler (4), David Roberts (5) 1 University of Washington, 4000 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195, clittlef@uw.edu, @CaitLittlef 2 University of Washington, 4000 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195, michalaj@u.washington.edu, @JL_Michalak 3 The Nature Conservancy, Fort Collins, CO, mcrae@circuitscape.org 4 University of Washington, 4000 15th…

Dynamic conservation and multiple objectives: delivering cost-effective habitat for migratory birds in agricultural landscapes.

Mark Reynolds1, Rodd Kelsey2, Greg Golet3, Matt Merrifield4, Eric Hallstein5, Catherine Hickey6, Meghan Hertel7, Sandi Matsumoto8, Matt Reiter9, Steve Kelling10, Brian Sullivan11 and Scott Morrison12 1 The Nature Conservancy, 201 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, mreynolds@tnc.org 2 The Nature Conservancy, 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290. Sacramento, CA 95814, rkelsey@tnc.org 3 The Nature Conservancy,…