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Discover ecological research in PLOS Climate

In this blog post, we highlight broad-ranging recent research and commentary published in PLOS Climate, spanning marine and terrestrial ecosystems, biodiversity conservation, nature-based solutions, and organismal ecology.

High coral heat tolerance at local-scale thermal refugia
Lachs et al. investigate variability in the sensitivity of corals to marine heatwaves.

Research priorities to support coral reefs during rapid climate change
Fabricius et al. outline key outstanding questions in relation to corals and climate change.

Climate-induced reduction in metabolically suitable habitat for U.S. northeast shelf marine species
Slesinger et al. identify shrinking habitat space for marine species under climate change.

Are forest management practices to improve carbon balance compatible with maintaining bird diversity under climate change? A case study in Eastern North America
Labadie et al. explore interactions between forest carbon and biodiversity management strategies.

Bridging gaps in permafrost-shrub understanding
Wilcox et al. highlight opportunities to improve our understanding of changing permafrost ecosystems.

Exposure of African ape sites to climate change impacts
Kiribou et al. find significant climate-related risks to ape populations in Africa.

Sea otter recovery buffers century-scale declines in California kelp forests
Nicholson et al. unravel ecological relationships underpinning potential nature-based climate solutions.

Identifying ecological and evolutionary research targets and risks in climate change studies to break barriers to broad inference
Love et al. review barriers to evidence-based broad inferences about organismal responses to climate change.

Projections of changes in the global distribution of shallow water ecosystems through 2100 due to climate change
Moki et al. project significant changes in the extent of shallow water ecosystems by the end of the 21st century.

Explore more of PLOS Climate‘s Ecology section, or submit your work now!

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