Joshua Lawler (1), John Withey (2), Scott Rinnan (3), Jenny McGuire (4), Julia Michalak (5),David Roberts (6) 1 School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, jlawler@uw.edu, @jjjlawler 2 Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, USA, jwithey@fiu.edu 3 School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, rinnan@uw.edu 4…
Georgina Palmer (1), Jane K Hill (2), Tom M Brereton (3), David R Brooks (4), Jason W Chapman (5), Richard Fox (6), Tom H Oliver (7), Chris D Thomas(8) 1 Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York, YO10 5DD, UK, georgina.palmer@york.ac.uk, @GeorginaTwit 2 Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York,…
Julian D.Olden (1) 1 School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington USA, olden@uw.edu, @oldenfish Climate change is poised to challenge the future persistence of organisms across the globe, and many uncertainties remain to whether, and if so how, species will cope. Despite mounting evidence in terrestrial and marine ecosystems that the…
Bruce L. Webber (1), Mohsen B. Mesgaran (2), Melinda S. Trudgen (3), David C. Le Maitre (4) 1 CSIRO Land & Water, 147 Underwood Ave, Floreat, WA 6014, Australia and School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia, bruce.webber@csiro.au, @DrBruceWebber 2 School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia,…
Birgitta Evengard Div Infect dis, Dept Clin Microbiol, Umea University, Umea, Sweden Arctic ecosystems have many things in common: they are nearly pristine, are facing rapid climate change and are subjected to increased tourism and trade with the rest of the world. At the same time they consist of cold-adapted species, making them particularly vulnerable…
Timothy C. Bonebrake (1) 1 The University of Hong Kong, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, Hong Kong, tbone@hku.hk, @bonebraking Species must overcome a variety of challenges in order to successfully shift their distributions in a changing climate. Not only must suitable habitats be available to disperse to but individuals must also be able to get to…
Karen Hunter (1), Joy Wade(2), Kim Hyatt (3), Ian Perry (4) 1 Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, BC, Canada V9T 6N7, karen.hunter@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 2 Fundy Aqua Services, 1859 Delanice Way, Nanoose Bay, BC V9P 9B3, joywadefundyaqua@gmail.com 3 Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo,…
Alke Voskamp (1), David J. Baker (2), Philip A. Stephens (3), Stuart Butchart (4), Stephen G. Willis (5) 1 Durham University, Durham DH13LE, UK, alke.voskamp@durham.ac.uk, @AlkeVoskamp 2 Durham University, Durham DH13LE, UK, d.j.baker@durham.ac.uk 3 Durham University, Durham DH13LE, UK, philip.stephens@durham.ac.uk 4 BirdLife International, Cambridge CB3 0NA, UK, Stuart.Butchart@birdlife.org 5 Durham University, Durham DH13LE, UK, s.g.willis@durham.ac.uk,…
JG Hiddink (1), MT Burrows (2), J Garcia Molinos(3) 1 School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK, J.Hiddink@bangor.ac.uk, @Macomabalthica 2 Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA, UK 3 Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA, UK The extent to…
Stefano Canessa (1) 1 Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London, UK. E: science@canessas.com, T:@can_essay Assisted colonisation is a new and untested conservation technique, which means its potential outcomes are typically uncertain. This is not unusual for conservation, due to our incomplete knowledge of complex and variable natural systems. In some cases,…