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Northern wildlife feels the heat

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How the species that form ecological communities respond to climate change will affect the future resilience of ecosystems, and their capacity to support humankind. The responses of animals and plants to four decades of warming demonstrate the sensitivity of high-latitude ecosystems to increasing temperatures.

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Fig. 1: The concept of the niche applied to poleward shifts in prevailing temperatures.

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Wilson, R.J. Northern wildlife feels the heat. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12, 506–507 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01378-6

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