Managing consequences of climate-driven species redistribution requires integration of ecology, conservation and social science

Timothy Bonebrake , Christopher Brown (1) , Johann Bell , Julia Blanchard , Alienor Chauvenet , Curtis Champion , I-Ching Chen , Timothy Clark , Robert Colwell , Finn Danielsen (2) , Anthony Dell , Jennifer Donelson , Birgitta Evengård , Simon Ferrier , Stewart Frusher (3) , Raquel Garcia , Roger Griffis (4) , Alistair Hobday (5) , Marta Jarzyna , Emma Lee , Jonathan Roger Michel Henri Lenoir (6) , Hlif Linnetved , Victoria Martin , Phillipa Mccormack , Jan Mcdonald , Eve Mcdonald-Madden , Nicola Mitchell , Tero Mustonen , John Pandolfi , Nathalie Pettorelli (7) , Hugh Possingham (8) , Peter Pulsifer , Mark Reynolds , Brett Scheffers , Cascade Sorte , Jan Strugnell (9) , Mao-Ning Tuanmu , Samantha Twiname , Adriana Vergés , Cecilia Villanueva , Erik Wapstra (10) , Thomas Wernberg (11) , Gretta Pecl

1 SML - Surface Metrology Laboratory
2 Nordic Agency for Development and Ecology
3 IMAS - Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies [Hobart]
4 NMFS - NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
5 Division of Ecosystem Sciences, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
6 EDYSAN - Ecologie et Dynamique des Systèmes Anthropisés - UMR CNRS 7058
7 LBBE - Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive - UMR 5558
8 The Ecology Centre
9 La Trobe University - Department of Genetics
10 School of Biological Sciences [Australia]
11 UWA - The University of Western Australia

Climate change is driving a pervasive global redistribution of the planet's species. Species redistribution poses new questions for the study of ecosystems, conservation science and human societies that require a coordinated and integrated approach. Here we review recent progress, key gaps and strategic directions in this nascent research area, emphasising emerging themes in species redistribution biology, the importance of understanding underlying drivers and the need to anticipate novel outcomes of changes in species ranges. We highlight that species redistribution has manifest implications across multiple temporal and spatial scales and from genes to ecosystems. Understanding range shifts from ecological, physiological, genetic and biogeographical perspectives is essential for informing changing paradigms in conservation science and for designing conservation strategies that incorporate changing population connectivity and advance adaptation to climate change. Species redistributions present challenges for human well‐being, environmental management and sustainable development. By synthesising recent approaches, theories and tools, our review establishes an interdisciplinary foundation for the development of future research on species redistribution. Specifically, we demonstrate how ecological, conservation and social research on species redistribution can best be achieved by working across disciplinary boundaries to develop and implement solutions to climate change challenges. Future studies should therefore integrate existing and complementary scientific frameworks while incorporating social science and human‐centred approaches. Finally, we emphasise that the best science will not be useful unless more scientists engage with managers, policy makers and the public to develop responsible and socially acceptable options for the global challenges arising from species redistributions.

Domaines: Biodiversité; Ecologie, Environnement; Milieux et Changements globaux; Biodiversité et Ecologie

Timothy Bonebrake, Christopher Brown, Johann Bell, Julia Blanchard, Alienor Chauvenet, et al.. Managing consequences of climate-driven species redistribution requires integration of ecology, conservation and social science. Biological Reviews, 2018, 93 (1), pp.284-305. ⟨10.1111/brv.12344⟩. ⟨hal-02352589⟩