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dc.contributor.authorStevenson, Tyler J.
dc.contributor.authorVisser, Marcel E.
dc.contributor.authorArnold, Walter
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Perry
dc.contributor.authorBiello, Stephany M.
dc.contributor.authorDawson, Alistair G.
dc.contributor.authorDenlinger, David L.
dc.contributor.authorDominoni, Davide M.
dc.contributor.authorEbling, Francis J.P.
dc.contributor.authorElton, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Neil
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, Heather M.
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Russell G.
dc.contributor.authorHau, Michaela
dc.contributor.authorHaydon, Daniel Thomas
dc.contributor.authorHazlerigg, David
dc.contributor.authorHeideman, Paul D.
dc.contributor.authorHopcraft, John Grant C.
dc.contributor.authorJonsson, Nicholas N.
dc.contributor.authorKronfeld-Schor, Noga
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Vinod Anil
dc.contributor.authorLincoln, Gerald A.
dc.contributor.authorMacleod, Ross
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Samuel A.M.
dc.contributor.authorMartinez-Bakker, Michaela E.
dc.contributor.authorNelson, Randy J.
dc.contributor.authorReed, Thomas E.
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Jane E.
dc.contributor.authorRock, Daniel Joseph E.
dc.contributor.authorSchwartz, William J.
dc.contributor.authorSteffan-Dewenter, Ingolf
dc.contributor.authorTauber, Eran
dc.contributor.authorThackeray, Stephen J.
dc.contributor.authorUmstätter, Christina
dc.contributor.authorYoshimura, Takashi
dc.contributor.authorHelm, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-11T11:30:57Z
dc.date.available2022-05-11T11:30:57Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-22
dc.description.abstractThe rhythm of life on earth is shaped by seasonal changes in the environment. Plants and animals show profound annual cycles in physiology, health, morphology, behaviour and demography in response to environmental cues. Seasonal biology impacts ecosystems and agriculture, with consequences for humans and biodiversity. Human populations show robust annual rhythms in health and well-being, and the birth month can have lasting effects that persist throughout life. This review emphasizes the need for a better understanding of seasonal biology against the backdrop of its rapidly progressing disruption through climate change, human lifestyles and other anthropogenic impact. Climate change is modifying annual rhythms to which numerous organisms have adapted, with potential consequences for industries relating to health, ecosystems and food security. Disconcertingly, human lifestyles under artificial conditions of eternal summer provide the most extreme example for disconnect from natural seasons, making humans vulnerable to increased morbidity and mortality. In this review, we introduce scenarios of seasonal disruption, highlight key aspects of seasonal biology and summarize from biomedical, anthropological, veterinary, agricultural and environmental perspectives the recent evidence for seasonal desynchronization between environmental factors and internal rhythms. Because annual rhythms are pervasive across biological systems, they provide a common framework for transdisciplinary research.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStevenson, Visser ME, Arnold, Barrett P, Biello, Dawson, Denlinger, Dominoni, Ebling FJ, Elton, Evans N, Ferguson, Foster, Hau, Haydon, Hazlerigg D, Heideman, Hopcraft, Jonsson, Kronfeld-Schor, Kumar, Lincoln, Macleod, Martin SA, Martinez-Bakker, Nelson, Reed, Robinson JE, Rock, Schwartz, Steffan-Dewenter I, Tauber, Thackeray SJ, Umstätter, Yoshimura, Helm. Disrupted seasonal biology impacts health, food security and ecosystems. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 2015;282(1817)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1301892
dc.identifier.doi10.1098/rspb.2015.1453
dc.identifier.issn0962-8452
dc.identifier.issn1471-2954
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/25079
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherThe Royal Societyen_US
dc.relation.journalProceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2015 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleDisrupted seasonal biology impacts health, food security and ecosystemsen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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