The speed at which terrestrial organisms are shifting their ranges in response to climate is consistently lower than that predicted by models. However, the use of microclimate-based, rather than macroclimate-based, predictions virtually eliminates these discrepancies.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals
Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription
$29.99 / 30 days
cancel any time
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$209.00 per year
only $17.42 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Maclean, I. M. D. & Early, R. Nat. Clim. Change https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01650-3 (2023).
Lembrechts, J. J. et al. Glob. Change Biol. 28, 3110–3144 (2022).
Maclean, I. M. D. Glob. Change Biol. 26, 1003–1011 (2019).
Zellweger, F. et al. Science 368, 772–775 (2020).
Lenoir, J. et al. Ecography 33, 295–303 (2010).
Sanczuk, P. et al. J. Biogeogr. 49, 537–550 (2022).
De Frenne, P. et al. Glob. Change Biol. 27, 2279–2297 (2021).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Competing interests
The author declares no competing interests.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Lembrechts, J.J. Microclimate alters the picture. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 423–424 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01632-5
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01632-5
