Forecasting which species/ecosystems are most vulnerable to climate warming is essential
to guide conservation strategies to minimize extinction. Tropical/mid-latitude species are …

Attempts to link physiological thermal tolerance to global species distributions have relied on
lethal temperature limits, yet many organisms lose fertility at sublethal temperatures. Here …

Average and extreme temperatures will increase in the near future, but how such shifts will
affect mortality in natural populations is still unclear. We used a dynamic model to predict …

Rising global temperatures are threatening biodiversity. Studies on the impact of
temperature on natural populations usually use lethal or viability thresholds, termed the …

Climate warming is predicted to cause large-scale extinctions, particularly of ectothermic
species. A striking difference between tropical and temperate ectotherms is that tropical …

Evidence has accumulated in recent decades on the drastic impact of climate change on
biodiversity. Warming temperatures have induced changes in species physiology …

Upper thermal limits vary less than lower limits among related species of terrestrial
ectotherms. This pattern may reflect weak or uniform selection on upper limits, or …

The ability to respond evolutionarily to increasing temperatures is important for survival of
ectotherms in a changing climate. Recent studies suggest that upper thermal limits may be …

Climate-mediated changes in thermal stress can destabilize animal populations and
promote extinction risk. However, risk assessments often focus on changes in mean …

Global climate change poses one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Most analyses of the
potential biological impacts have focused on changes in mean temperature, but changes in …