Mountains magnify mechanisms in climate change biology
Nature Climate Change
Mountains magnify mechanisms in climate change biology.
Original abstract as published
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.
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