Climate-related, long-term faunal changes in a California rocky intertidal community

Changes in the invertebrate fauna of a California rocky intertidal community between the period 1931 to 1933 and the period 1993 to 1994 indicate that species' ranges shifted northward, consistent with predictions of change associated with climate warming. Of 45 invertebrate species, the abunda...

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Published in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 267; no. 5198; pp. 672 - 675
Main Authors:	Barry, J.P. (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Pacific Grove, CA.), Baxter, C.H, Sagarin, R.D, Gilman, S.E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC American Society for the Advancement of Science 03-02-1995 American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects:	AMBIENTE MARINO Animal and plant ecology ANIMAL AQUATIQUE Animal, plant and microbial ecology ANIMALES ACUATICOS BIODIVERSIDAD BIODIVERSITE Biological and medical sciences CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIE CAMBIO CLIMATICO Climate Climate change Climate models Climatic changes Community Change Community Relations Community structure COSTA COTES ECOLOGIA ECOLOGIE El Nino Environmental aspects Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Global warming INVERTEBRADOS Invertebrata Invertebrates INVERTEBRE Marine Marine animals Marine fauna Migration MILIEU MARIN Mussels Ocean temperature Oceans Sea water ecosystems Shorelines Snails Statistical Analysis Synecology Temperature Tide pool ecology Tide pools VARIATION DU CLIMAT Water Pacific Ocean California United States North America East Pacific America United States > US INE, USA, California USA, California Coastal Waters of West U.S Marine environment Warming Intertidal zone Animal community Population structure Hard substrate Change Invertebrata Climate modification Ecological abundance
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Summary:	Changes in the invertebrate fauna of a California rocky intertidal community between the period 1931 to 1933 and the period 1993 to 1994 indicate that species' ranges shifted northward, consistent with predictions of change associated with climate warming. Of 45 invertebrate species, the abundances of eight of nine southern species increased and the abundances of five of eight northern species decreased. No trend was evident for cosmopolitan species. Annual mean shoreline ocean temperatures at the site increased by 0.75 degrees C during the past 60 years, and mean summer maximum temperatures from 1983 to 1993 were 2.2 degrees C warmer than for the period 1921 to 1931
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ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.267.5198.672