Ecological debts induced by heat extremes

G Martínez-De León, MP Thakur - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2024‏ - cell.com
Heat extremes have become the new norm in the Anthropocene. Their potential to trigger
major ecological responses is widely acknowledged, but their unprecedented severity …

[HTML][HTML] Microclimate Vision: Multimodal prediction of climatic parameters using street-level and satellite imagery

K Fujiwara, M Khomiakov, W Yap, M Ignatius… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
High-resolution microclimate data is essential for capturing spatio-temporal heterogeneity of
urban climate and heat health management. However, previous studies have relied on …

Deforestation amplifies climate change effects on warming and cloud level rise in African montane forests

TA Abera, J Heiskanen, EE Maeda… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Tropical montane forest ecosystems are pivotal for sustaining biodiversity and essential
terrestrial ecosystem services, including the provision of high-quality fresh water …

Ten practical guidelines for microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems

P De Frenne, R Beugnon, D Klinges… - Methods in Ecology …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Most biodiversity dynamics and ecosystem processes on land take place in microclimates
that are decoupled from the climate as measured by standardised weather stations in open …

Clustered warming tolerances and the nonlinear risks of biodiversity loss on a warming planet

J Williamson, M Lu, MF Camus… - Philosophical …, 2025‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Anthropogenic climate change is projected to become a major driver of biodiversity loss,
destabilizing the ecosystems on which human society depends. As the planet rapidly warms …

Precipitation and temperature timings underlying bioclimatic variables rearrange under climate change globally

Á Bede‐Fazekas, I Somodi - Global Change Biology, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Modeling how climate change may affect the potential distribution of species and
communities typically utilizes bioclimatic variables. Distribution predictions rely on the …

[HTML][HTML] Ensuring accurate microclimate research: How to select representative meteorological data of local climate in microclimate studies

K Gao, J Feng, L Yao, K Lau, E Ng - Building and Environment, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Microclimate research has seen significant growth in recent years, particularly in areas such
as outdoor thermal comfort, urban ecology, and urban heat mitigation. However, the short …

Variable species establishment in response to microhabitat indicates different likelihoods of climate‐driven range shifts

NI Chardon, L McBurnie, KJA Goodwin, K Pradhan… - …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is causing geographic range shifts globally, and understanding the factors
that influence species' range expansions is crucial for predicting future biodiversity changes …

To the top or into the dark? Relationships between elevational and canopy cover distribution shifts in mountain forests

L Samira Geres, N Blüthgen, J Müller, L Seifert… - …, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
Numerous studies have reported that observed species shifts in mountain areas lag behind
expectations under current warming trends, however, the mechanisms remain poorly …

[HTML][HTML] The contributions of microclimatic information in advancing ecosystem science

J Chen, M North, JF Franklin - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Drawing upon over 100 years of scholarly work on microclimate, we first present an
overview of the history, key references, and critical issues surrounding the collection and …