Using paleo-archives to safeguard biodiversity under climate change

Fordham, D.A.; Jackson, S.T.; Brown, S.C.; Huntley, B.; Brook, B.W.; Dahl-Jensen, D.; Thomas, M.; Gilbert, P.; Otto-Bliesner, B.L.; Svensson, A.; Theodoridis, S.; Wilmshurst, J.M.; Buettel, J.C.; Canteri, E.; McDowell, M.; Orlando, L.; Pilowsky, J.; Rahbek, C.; Nogues-Bravo, D.

doi:10.1126/science.abc5654

Using paleo-archives to safeguard biodiversity under climate change

Fordham, D.A.; Jackson, S.T.; Brown, S.C.; Huntley, B.; Brook, B.W.; Dahl-Jensen, D.; Thomas, M.; Gilbert, P.; Otto-Bliesner, B.L.; Svensson, A.; Theodoridis, S.; Wilmshurst, J.M.; Buettel, J.C.; Canteri, E.; McDowell, M.; Orlando, L.; Pilowsky, J.; Rahbek, C.; Nogues-Bravo, D.

Authors

D.A. Fordham

S.T. Jackson

S.C. Brown

B. Huntley

B.W. Brook

D. Dahl-Jensen

M. Thomas

P. Gilbert

B.L. Otto-Bliesner

A. Svensson

S. Theodoridis

J.M. Wilmshurst

J.C. Buettel

E. Canteri

M. McDowell

L. Orlando

J. Pilowsky

C. Rahbek

D. Nogues-Bravo

Abstract

The late Quaternary paleorecord, within the past ∼130,000 years, can help to inform present-day management of the Earth's ecosystems and biota under climate change. Fordham et al. review when and where rapid climate transitions can be found in the paleoclimate record. They show how such events in Earth's history can shape our understanding of the consequences of future global warming, including rates of biodiversity loss, changes in ecosystem structure and function, and degradation in the goods and services that these ecosystems provide to humanity. They also highlight how recent developments at the intersection of paleoecology, paleoclimatology, and macroecology can provide opportunities to anticipate and manage the responses of species and ecosystems to changing climates in the Anthropocene.

Citation

Fordham, D., Jackson, S., Brown, S., Huntley, B., Brook, B., Dahl-Jensen, D., …Nogues-Bravo, D. (2020). Using paleo-archives to safeguard biodiversity under climate change. Science, 369(6507), Article eabc5654. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc5654

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jun 30, 2020
Online Publication Date	Aug 28, 2020
Publication Date	Aug 28, 2020
Deposit Date	Jul 21, 2020
Publicly Available Date	Aug 28, 2020
Journal	Science
Print ISSN	0036-8075
Publisher	American Association for the Advancement of Science
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	369
Issue	6507
Article Number	eabc5654
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc5654

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This is the author’s version of the work. It is posted here by permission of the AAAS for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Science on Fordham, D.A., Jackson, S.T., Brown, S.C., Huntley, B., Brook, B.W., Dahl-Jensen, D., Thomas, M., Gilbert, P., Otto-Bliesner, B.L., Svensson, A., Theodoridis, S., Wilmshurst, J.M., Buettel, J.C., Canteri, E., McDowell, M., Orlando, L., Pilowsky, J., Rahbek, C. & Nogues-Bravo, D. (2020). Using paleo-archives to safeguard biodiversity under climate change. Science 369(6507): eabc5654, DOI: 10.1126/science.abc5654.