“Fingerprints” of Climate Change

Adapted behaviour and shifting ranges of species — a result of recent climate warming?.- Terrestrial ecosystem responses to climate changes in the Antarctic.- Climate change and ice breeding pinnipeds.- Detection of range shifts: General methodological issues and case studies using butterflies.- Climate and recent range changes in butterflies.- Expansion of Mediterranean Odonata in Germany and Europe — consequences of climatic changes.- Phytophenological trends in different seasons, regions and altitudes in Switzerland.- Plant phenological changes.- High summits of the Alps in a changing climate.- Evergreen broad-leaved species as indicators for climate change.- The expansion of thermophilic plants in the Iberian Peninsula as a sign of climatic change.- Climate change and coastal flora.- Sizing the impact: Coral reef ecosystems as early casualties of climate change.- Fingerprints of climate changes on the photosynthetic apparatus’ behaviour, monitored by the JIP-test..- Did recent climatic shifts affect productivity of grass-dominated vegetation in southern Switzerland?.- Responses of some Austrian glacier foreland plants to experimentally changed microclimatic conditions.- Reliability and effectiveness of Ellenberg’s indices in checking flora and vegetation changes induced by climatic variations.- Fingerprints of climate change — concluding remarks.