In recent years, we have come to accept that regime
shifts are real and produce species and ecosystem-level responses,
however not all species and ecosystems are equal. In particular,
there is the need to move beyond correlative indices between climate
variables and species indicators and consider the temporal and spatial
scale of the mechanisms, especially as they may differ between different
life history strategists within an ecosystem. We invite contributions
which examine the scale of response of species to climate, especially
from an east/west comparative perspective. We especially encourage
papers investigating the underlying mechanisms of responses, with
an emphasis on targeting critical life history stages and differences
in sensitivity to climate for different life history strategists
(for example, between equilibrium and opportunistic strategists).
It is intended that selected papers (oral and poster) will be published
in an international scientific journal.