| Literature DB >> 31955399 |
Jason J Taylor1, James P Lawler2, Mora Aronsson3, Tom Barry4,5, Anne D Bjorkman6, Tom Christensen7, Stephen J Coulson3, Christine Cuyler8, Dorothee Ehrich9, Knud Falk10, Alastair Franke11,12, Eva Fuglei13, Mark A Gillespie14, Starri Heiðmarsson15, Toke Høye16, Liza K Jenkins17, Virve Ravolainen13, Paul A Smith18, Pawel Wasowicz15, Niels Martin Schmidt7.
Abstract
This review provides a synopsis of the main findings of individual papers in the special issue Terrestrial Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing Arctic. The special issue was developed to inform the State of the Arctic Terrestrial Biodiversity Report developed by the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), Arctic Council working group. Salient points about the status and trends of Arctic biodiversity and biodiversity monitoring are organized by taxonomic groups: (1) vegetation, (2) invertebrates, (3) mammals, and (4) birds. This is followed by a discussion about commonalities across the collection of papers, for example, that heterogeneity was a predominant pattern of change particularly when assessing global trends for Arctic terrestrial biodiversity. Finally, the need for a comprehensive, integrated, ecosystem-based monitoring program, coupled with targeted research projects deciphering causal patterns, is discussed.Keywords: Arctic; Biodiversity monitoring; CAFF; CBMP; Focal ecosystem components; Status and trends
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31955399 PMCID: PMC6989707 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-019-01303-w
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ambio ISSN: 0044-7447 Impact factor: 5.129