Journal article
Ecological effects of climate fluctuations
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.297(5585), pp.1292-1296
2002
DOI: 10.1126/science.1071281
PMID: 12193777
Abstract
Climate influences a variety of ecological processes. These effects operate through local weather parameters such as temperature, wind, rain, snow, and ocean currents, as well as interactions among these. In the temperate zone, local variations in weather are often coupled over large geographic areas through the transient behavior of atmospheric planetary-scale waves. These variations drive temporally and spatially averaged exchanges of heat, momentum, and water vapor that ultimately determine growth, recruitment, and migration patterns. Recently, there have been several studies of the impact of large-scale climatic forcing on ecological systems. We review how two of the best-known climate phenomena-the North Atlantic Oscillation and the El Niho-Southern Oscillation-affect ecological patterns and processes in both marine and terrestrial systems.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Ecological effects of climate fluctuations
- Creators
- Nits Chr Stenseth - University of OsloAtle Mysterud - University of OsloGeir Ottersen - Institute of Marine ResearchJames W Hurrell - NSF National Center for Atmospheric ResearchKung-Sik Chan - University of IowaMauricio Lima - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.297(5585), pp.1292-1296
- Publisher
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.1071281
- PMID
- 12193777
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
- eISSN
- 1095-9203
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2002
- Academic Unit
- Statistics and Actuarial Science; Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984257617702771
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