SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
by Talia Ogliore, Washington University in St. Louis
https://phys.org/news/2019-09-brave-world-simple-intensity-weather.html
More information: Thomas R. Haaland et al, Alternative responses to rare selection events are differentially vulnerable to changes in the frequency, scope, and intensity of environmental extremes, Ecology and Evolution (2019). DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5675
Hurricane Dorian is the latest example of a frightening trend. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, more severe and more widespread as a consequence of climate change. New research from Washington University in St. Louis provides important new insights into how different species may fare under this new normal.
Faced with unprecedented change, animals and plants are scrambling to catch up—with mixed results. A new model developed by Carlos Botero, assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, and Thomas Haaland, formerly a graduate student at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, helps to predict the types of changes that could drive a…
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