@article{253, keywords = {climate change, distributions, range shifts}, author = {Hickling Rachael and Roy D. B. and Hill Jane K. and Fox Richard and Thomas Chris D.}, title = {The distributions of a wide range of taxonomic groups are expanding polewards}, abstract = {

Evidence is accumulating of shifts in species' distributions during recent climate warming. However, most of this information comes predominantly from studies of a relatively small selection of taxa (i.e., plants, birds and butterflies), which may not be representative of biodiversity as a whole. Using data from less well-studied groups, we show that a wide variety of vertebrate and invertebrate species have moved northwards and uphill in Britain over approximately 25 years, mirroring, and in some cases exceeding, the responses of better-known groups.

}, year = {2006}, journal = {Global Change Biology}, volume = {12}, pages = {450-455}, month = {2006}, isbn = {1365-2486}, doi = {10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01116.x}, language = {en}, }