Mountains magnify mechanisms in climate change biology
Published in Nature Climate Change, 2026
Recommended citation: de la Fuente, A., Chen, IC., Briscoe, N.J. et al. Mountains magnify mechanisms in climate change biology. Nat. Clim. Chang. 16, 115–117 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02549-x https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02549-x
Abstract
Mountains, with their sharp climatic contrasts, are emblematic of climate-driven species movement and, ultimately, loss. Here, we argue that these same contrasts make mountains powerful natural laboratories for discovering the mechanisms that underlie biological change.