Climate change effect on plant communities is buffered by large herbivores, new research suggests
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 19:30
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org)—Can existing ecological communities persist intact as temperatures rise? This is a question of increasing relevance in the field of climate change and is the focus of a new study to be published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of London on 20 February. The study suggests that the answer to this question may have as much to do with the biological interactions that shape communities as with the effects of climate change itself.