Dr Justine Shaw... species everywhere are moving in response to climate change
Climate-driven change in the distribution of animal and plant species poses emerging challenges for humans, an international study has shown. Co-author and University of Queensland marine biologist Professor John Pandolfi said species were changing their distributions globally in response to climate change. "New challenges for humans range from health risks to economic threats, and from conflict over fisheries resources to impacts on the supply of coffee and other crops," said Professor Pandolfi, of UQ's School of Biological Sciences. The study involved a large international team of scientists, led by Associate Professor Gretta Pecl from the University of Tasmania's Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. The team's report said species are already responding to climate change, and human communities and economies from the tropics to the poles are affected. Conservation ecologist Dr Justine Shaw of UQ's School of Biological Sciences and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions said species "in Antarctica, the Arctic, the tropics, everywhere" were moving in response to climate change. "This study shows just how valuable long-term monitoring is," she said.
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