The University of Queensland

Portfolio projection of biodiversity responses under climate change (2022–2025)

Abstract:

Organisms need to adapt and/or migrate to avoid critical population loss under climate change. Despite the importance of both processes in biodiversity dynamics, most biodiversity predictions focus on the patterns of migration under climate change. The type and amount of adaptation required to escape climate-driven extinction in the future remain largely unknown. This project aims to quantify the type and extent of adaptation and migration required for ecologically and economically important marine species to avoid critical population loss under climate change. By quantifying adaptive and migration responses as vulnerability metrics, the project outcomes will provide resource managers novel tools to formulate flexible management strategies.

Grant type:

ARC Discovery Projects

Researchers:

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  Professor John Pandolfi

  Professor
  

  School of the Environment

  Faculty of Science

Funded by:

Australian Research Council