Abstract
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 Environment.
Highlights
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”
It is important to consider the capacities of adaptation of living organisms when they cannot move, in particular under the effect of landscape fragmentation
Gerdeaux 1) Can coral reefs adapt to climate change? – D
Summary
Brazil-French Symposium on biodiversity held in Manaus (Amazonas, Brazil) from June 2 to 5 2018. The report consists of 15 pages covering a general overview of the subject, conclusions, and recommendations, reviewed below, accompanied by 26 thematic sheets on specific topics These 26 thematic sheets review mechanisms underlying the degree of adaptability of biodiversity to climate change. The 9 other sheets cover the interface between biodiversity and human societies: mitigation (2), exploitation and management (5) and social adaptation (2) They were prepared under a common format (3-7 pages, 1 or 2 figures, 1 example) and layout (Description of the mechanism of topic, limits and solutions, uncertainties). Based on such expertise, these thematic sheets constitute a rich and homogeneous source of information on biodiversity in face of climate change, to be used in the future.
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