In the present context of concerns for biodiversity, the French Academy of Sciences produced in 2017 a report entitled "Mechanisms of adaptation of biodiversity to climate change and their limits". We briefly review here the production process and structure of the report, and summarize its conclusions and recommendations.
The conclusions emphasize the role of habitat fragmentation in the expected impact of climate change on biodiversity, in particular for organisms with limited dispersal abilities, and the disparities in species responses which must be taken to understand the future of species assemblages ("communities") under different scenarios of climate change.
The recommendations cover the organization of biodiversity research and monitoring (development of observatories, key role of embedded time scales and modeling, integration of Human and Social Sciences), as well as critical domains such as Human, animal and plant health, agriculture and forestry policies, and management of the Enviromnent.
1.Acad Sci, 23 Quni de Conti, F-75006 Paris, France 2.Univ Grenoble Alpes, Univ Savoie Mt Blanc, CNRS, LECA,UMR 5553, CS 40700, F-38058 Grenoble 9, France 3.Univ Montpellier 3, Univ Montpellier, UMR 5175 CNRS, CEFE,Ecole Prat Hautes Etud, 1919 Route Mende, F-34293 Montpellier 5, France 4.Univ Strasbourg, UMR 7178 CNRS, IPHC, 23 Rue Loess,BP28, F-67037 Strasbourg 2, France
Recommended Citation:
Lavorel, Sandra,Lebreton, Jean-Dominique,Le Maho, Yvon. An overview of the 2017 report of the French academy of Sciences on biodiversity[J]. ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS,2019-01-01,91