The distributions of a wide range of taxonomic groups are expanding polewards
R. A. O. HicklingDepartment of Biology, University of York, PO Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UK,David B. RoyNERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology: Monks Wood, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 2LS, UK,Jane K. HillDepartment of Biology, University of York, PO Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UK,Richard FoxButterfly Conservation, Manor Yard, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5QP, UKChris D. ThomasDepartment of Biology, University of York, PO Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UK,
2006en
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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.
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