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エルニーニョの頻度上限は沿岸生物群を制御する
Jack M Broughton1, Brian F Codding1, J Tyler Faith1,2,3
1Department of Anthropology and Archaeological Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
まとめ
エルニーニョ現象は 長い時間帯で脊椎動物のコミュニティを 大きく変化させます 沿岸の生態系における 野生生物の再編成の鍵となるのは エルニーニョ現象が 百年に5回以上起きるときです
科学分野:
- 古代生態学
- 気候科学
- 動物学
背景:
- エルニーニョは生態系の動態に大きな影響を与えます
- 脊椎動物のコミュニティに及ぼす長期的な影響は 限られている.
- 将来の変化を予測するには,百年規模の対応の知識が必要です.
研究 の 目的:
- エルニーニョが 脊椎動物コミュニティの構成を 百年に渡って どのように形作っているかを調査する.
- エルニーニョの頻度に応じて動物を再構成するための値を特定する.
主な方法:
- 過去のエルニーニョの頻度に関する地質学的記録と 鳥類や魚類の種の構成
- 過去1万2千年の骨を分析した
主要な成果:
- エルニーニョ現象と関連した 顕著な野生生物の再編成が 記録されています
- 世紀ごとに5つの大きなエルニーニョ現象の 臨界点を特定しました
結論:
- エルニーニョの頻度は 脊椎動物集団の構成において 重要な要因です
- 特定された転換点は,東太平洋沿岸環境に重大な影響を及ぼします.
- 将来のエルニーニョの予測による生態学的変化を予測するのに役立ちます.
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