Long-term research has revealed that an extraordinary heatwave marked a critical transition in the ecology of an Antarctic desert.
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Bergstrom, D.M. Ecosystem shift after a hot event. Nat Ecol Evol 1, 1226–1227 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0262-z
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