The distributions of a wide range of taxonomic groups are expanding polewards

Hickling, Rachael; Roy, David B.; Hill, Jane K.; Fox, Richard; Thomas, Chris D.. 2006 The distributions of a wide range of taxonomic groups are expanding polewards. Global Change Biology, 12 (3). 450-455. 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01116.x

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Abstract/Summary

Evidence is accumulating of shifts in species' distributions during recent climate warming. However, most of this information comes predominantly from studies of a relatively small selection of taxa (i.e., plants, birds and butterflies), which may not be representative of biodiversity as a whole. Using data from less well-studied groups, we show that a wide variety of vertebrate and invertebrate species have moved northwards and uphill in Britain over approximately 25 years, mirroring, and in some cases exceeding, the responses of better-known groups

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number/DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01116.x
Programmes:	CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Other
CEH Sections:	_ Biological Records Centre
ISSN:	1354-1013
Format Availability:	Electronic, Print
Additional Keywords:	climate change, distributions, range shifts
NORA Subject Terms:	Meteorology and Climatology Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	04 Jul 2007 08:45
URI:	http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/359

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