Phytoplankton Physiological Ecology

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What a place

I just returned from my first visit to SIO, and it was, of course, wonderful. Great conversations, enthusiastic and motivated students, and the beauty of the ocean in every view. Thank you, thank you to Andy Allen’s lab for the invitation!

Scheffers et al. 2016 The footprint of climate change

New review in Science today highlighting the environmental impacts of climate change. Is everyone listening?

From the abstract:

“Understanding shifts in ecological processes can guide human adaptation strategies. In addition to reducing greenhouse gases, climate action and policy must therefore focus equally on strategies that safeguard biodiversity and ecosystems.”

Climate change impacts on ecological processes in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems

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Impacts can be measured on multiple processes at different levels of biological organization within ecosystems. In total, 82% of 94 ecological processes show evidence of being affected by climate change. Within levels of organization, the percentage of processes impacted varies from 60% for genetics to 100% for species distribution.

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