10.07.2015 Views

Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe ... - MemoFin.fr

Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe ... - MemoFin.fr

Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe ... - MemoFin.fr

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

<strong>Climate</strong> <strong>impacts</strong> on environmental systemsFigure 3.4Decapoda larvae abundance <strong>and</strong> phenology <strong>in</strong> the central North SeaYear200920041999199419891984197919741969Mean number of decapods per sample1110.5109.598.587.576.565.554.543.532.521.510.50Month of peak abundance1098765196441950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 202019592 4 6 8 10 12MonthDecapoda larvae phenologyNote: Left: Decapoda larvae abundance <strong>in</strong> the central North Sea 1958–2009.Right: Phenology shown as average month of peak decapoda abundance (number of <strong>in</strong>dividuals) <strong>in</strong> the central North Sea1958–2009.Source: Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS).ProjectionsProjections of the phenological responses of<strong>in</strong>dividual species under climate <strong>change</strong> have notyet been made, but the empirical evidence suggeststhat phenological <strong>change</strong>s will cont<strong>in</strong>ue as climatewarm<strong>in</strong>g cont<strong>in</strong>ues. It is currently uncerta<strong>in</strong> asto whether genetic adaptations with<strong>in</strong> speciespopulations can cope with these <strong>change</strong>s, at leastpartly, or whether the pace of climate <strong>change</strong> istoo fast for genetic adaptations to take place. Thisuncerta<strong>in</strong>ty is further compounded by the difference<strong>in</strong> phenological responses between species <strong>and</strong>functional groups. If current patterns <strong>and</strong> ratesof phenological <strong>change</strong> are <strong>in</strong>dicative of futuretrends, future climate warm<strong>in</strong>g may exacerbatetrophic mismatch<strong>in</strong>g. This could further disruptthe function<strong>in</strong>g, persistence <strong>and</strong> resilience of manyecosystems, potentially hav<strong>in</strong>g a major impact onecosystem services.98 <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>change</strong>, <strong>impacts</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>vulnerability</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Europe</strong> 2012

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!