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Article: Morphological and ecological determinants of body temperature of Geukensia demissa, the Atlantic ribbed mussel, and their effects on mussel mortality.
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- The Biological Bulletin
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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Introduction
Quantitative prediction of the effects of global climate change on species ranges and on patterns of organismal abundance and biodiversity is an important and increasingly pressing issue. Evidence of the impacts of climate change can be seen in a variety of environments, through influences on population abundances, species ranges, and interactions within ecological communities (Walther et al., 2002). Current models suggest that the rate of climate change is accelerating (IPCC, 2001; Stainforth et al., 2005), and changes in air, sea, and surface temperature are likely to have great consequences for the planet's ecosystems, especially in intertidal ...