Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic

D.M. Bergstrom; B.C. Wienecke; J. Hoff; L. Hughes; D.. Lindenmayer; T.D. Ainsworth; C.M. Baker; L. Bland; D.M.J.S. Bowman; S.T. Brooks; J.G. Canadell; A.J. Constable; K.A. Dafforn; M.H. Depledge; C.R. Dickson; N.C. Duke; K.J. Helmstedt; A. Holz; C.R. Johnson; M.A. McGeoch; J. Melbourne‐Thomas; R. Morgain; E. Nicholson; S.M. Prober; B. Raymond; E.G. Ritchie; S.A. Robinson; K.X. Ruthrof; S.A. Setterfield; C.M. Sgrò; J.S. Stark; T. Travers; R. Trebilco; D.F.L. Ward; G.M. Wardle; K.J. Williams; P.J. Zylstra; J.D. Shaw

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Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic

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Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic

D.M. Bergstrom, B.C. Wienecke, J. Hoff, L. Hughes, D.. Lindenmayer, T.D. Ainsworth, C.M. Baker, L. Bland, D.M.J.S. Bowman, S.T. Brooks, …

Global Change Biology, Vol.27(9), pp.1692-1703

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15539

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Abstract

Globally, collapse of ecosystems—potentially irreversible change to ecosystem structure, composition and function—imperils biodiversity, human health and well‐being. We examine the current state and recent trajectories of 19 ecosystems, spanning 58° of latitude across 7.7 M km2, from Australia's coral reefs to terrestrial Antarctica. Pressures from global climate change and regional human impacts, occurring as chronic ‘presses’ and/or acute ‘pulses’, drive ecosystem collapse. Ecosystem responses to 5–17 pressures were categorised as four collapse profiles—abrupt, smooth, stepped and fluctuating. The manifestation of widespread ecosystem collapse is a stark warning of the necessity to take action. We present a three‐step assessment and management framework (3As Pathway Awareness, Anticipation and Action) to aid strategic and effective mitigation to alleviate further degradation to help secure our future.

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Title: Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic
Authors/Creators: D.M. Bergstrom (Author/Creator) - Australian Antarctic Division
B.C. Wienecke (Author/Creator) - Australian Antarctic Division
J. Hoff (Author/Creator)
L. Hughes (Author/Creator) - Macquarie University
D.. Lindenmayer (Author/Creator) - Australian National University
T.D. Ainsworth (Author/Creator) - UNSW Sydney
C.M. Baker (Author/Creator) - The University of Melbourne
L. Bland (Author/Creator) - Eureka
D.M.J.S. Bowman (Author/Creator) - University of Tasmania
S.T. Brooks (Author/Creator) - Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
J.G. Canadell (Author/Creator)
A.J. Constable (Author/Creator)
K.A. Dafforn (Author/Creator) - Macquarie University
M.H. Depledge (Author/Creator) - University of Exeter
C.R. Dickson (Author/Creator) - Monash University
N.C. Duke (Author/Creator) - James Cook University
K.J. Helmstedt (Author/Creator) - Queensland University of Technology
A. Holz (Author/Creator) - Portland State University
C.R. Johnson (Author/Creator) - Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
M.A. McGeoch (Author/Creator) - Monash University
J. Melbourne‐Thomas (Author/Creator)
R. Morgain (Author/Creator) - Australian National University
E. Nicholson (Author/Creator) - Deakin University
S.M. Prober (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and Water
B. Raymond (Author/Creator) - Australian Antarctic Division
E.G. Ritchie (Author/Creator) - Deakin University
S.A. Robinson (Author/Creator) - University of Wollongong
K.X. Ruthrof (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
S.A. Setterfield (Author/Creator) - The University of Western Australia
C.M. Sgrò (Author/Creator) - Monash University
J.S. Stark (Author/Creator) - Australian Antarctic Division
T. Travers (Author/Creator) - Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
R. Trebilco (Author/Creator) - Centre for Marine Socioecology
D.F.L. Ward (Author/Creator) - Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
G.M. Wardle (Author/Creator) - The University of Sydney
K.J. Williams (Author/Creator) - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
P.J. Zylstra (Author/Creator) - University of Wollongong
J.D. Shaw (Author/Creator) - The University of Queensland
Publication Details: Global Change Biology, Vol.27(9), pp.1692-1703
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Identifiers: 991005540471907891
Copyright: © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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