Jungle. Sarawak, Borneo. (Image by Luke Price via Flickr)
As global temperatures rise, unique ecosystems within tropical rainforests need to adapt to the changes. A new study looked at several species’ activity at each hour at each location on the landscape and projected how the spatio-temporal habits might change in a warmer environment. Results predicted a negligible effect on large animals; but smaller animals, in virtue of a smaller body surface area to allow them to cool down, may be facing a steeper adaptation curve for their so-called “thermal safety zone,’ or the temperatures they find acceptable.
Authors:
Jedediah F. Brodie, Matthew Strimas-Mackey, Jayasilan Mohd-Azlan, Alys Granados, Henry Bernard, Anthony J. Giordano, Olga E. Helmy
Corresponding author:
Jedediah Brodie, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Email: jedediah.brodie@gmail.com, Tel: 1-406-880-3854
Original paper published in Royal Proceedings of the Royal Society B on January 17, 2017.
