James Fifer

Aug 11, 2023 | science.org | Sean Callahan |Samuel Starko |Jincong Zhou |James Fifer |Julia Baum

Research ArticleECOLOGY INTRODUCTIONExtreme climatic events, such as heatwaves, wildfires, floods, and droughts, have become substantial catalysts for ecological change, jeopardizing biodiversity and natural ecosystems worldwide (1–3). Such events are driving factors behind many species range contractions, extirpations, and invasions (4–8) and may also influence the genetic makeup of taxa through selection imposed by rapid environmental change (9–11).

Aug 11, 2023 | sciencemag.org | Sean Callahan |Samuel Starko |Jincong Zhou |James Fifer

Research ArticleECOLOGY INTRODUCTIONExtreme climatic events, such as heatwaves, wildfires, floods, and droughts, have become substantial catalysts for ecological change, jeopardizing biodiversity and natural ecosystems worldwide (1–3). Such events are driving factors behind many species range contractions, extirpations, and invasions (4–8) and may also influence the genetic makeup of taxa through selection imposed by rapid environmental change (9–11).