気候変動による生態学的影響

Nils Chr Stenseth¹, Atle Mysterud, Geir Ottersen

¹Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, University of Oslo, Post Office Box 1050 Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway. n.c.stenseth@bio.uio.no

Science (New York, N.Y.)

|August 24, 2002

まとめ

北大西洋振動やエルニーニョ・サザン振動のような気候現象は,生態系プロセスに大きく影響を与えます. このレビューでは,海洋と陸上のシステムに及ぼす影響を検討し,気候変動を強調しています.

科学分野:

エコロジーエコロジーエコロジー
気候科学気候科学
環境科学環境科学

背景:

気候は,局所的な気象パラメータと大規模な大気パターンを通して,生態学的プロセスに大きく影響します.
温帯の気象変動は,惑星規模の波が伴い,熱,モメンタム,水蒸気交換に影響を及ぼすことが多い.
成長,採用,移住などの生態学的パターンは,これらの気候の交換によって決定されます.

研究の目的:

主要な気候現象の生態学的影響を検討する.
北大西洋振動とエルニーニョ・サザン振動が生態系にどのような影響を与えるかを調べる.
大規模な気候が生態系プロセスに及ぼす影響に関する現在の理解をまとめること.

主な方法:

気候現象と生態系に関する研究の文献レビュー.
北大西洋振動 (NAO) とエルニニョ-南方振動 (ENSO) に焦点を当てた研究の分析.
海洋環境と陸上環境の両方の生態学的な文脈における発見の統合.

主要な成果:

北大西洋振動 (NAO) とエルニーニョ・南大西洋振動 (ENSO) は,生態学的変動の主要な原動力である.
これらの現象は,種分布,人口動態,現象学を含む多様な生態学的パターンに影響を与えます.
影響は,海洋の食物網から陸上の植生に至るまで,様々な生態系にわたって観察されています.

結論:

大規模な気候現象は,生態系に深い影響を及ぼします.
NAOやENSOのような現象を理解することは,気候変動に対する生態学的反応を予測するために極めて重要です.
気候の変動性と生態学的過程の複雑な相互作用を完全に解明するには,さらなる研究が必要です.

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