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Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography

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Abstract Brief introduction: What are microclimates and why are they important? Microclimate science has developed into a global discipline. Microclimate science is increasingly used to understand and mitigate climate and biodiversity shifts. Here, we provide an overview of the current status of microclimate ecology and biogeography in terrestrial ecosystems, and where this field is heading next. Microclimate investigations in ecology and biogeography We highlight the latest research on interactions between microclimates and organisms, including how microclimates influence individuals, and through them populations, communities and entire ecosystems and their processes. We also briefly discuss recent research on how organisms shape microclimates from the tropics to the poles. Microclimate applications in ecosystem management Microclimates are also important in ecosystem management under climate change. We showcase new research in microclimate management with examples from biodiversity conservation, forestry and urban ecology. We discuss the importance of microrefugia in conservation and how to promote microclimate heterogeneity. Methods for microclimate science We showcase the recent advances in data acquisition, such as novel field sensors and remote sensing methods. We discuss microclimate modelling, mapping and data processing, including accessibility of modelling tools, advantages of mechanistic and statistical modelling and solutions for computational challenges that have pushed the state-of-the-art of the field. What's next? We identify major knowledge gaps that need to be filled for further advancing microclimate investigations, applications and methods. These gaps include spatiotemporal scaling of microclimate data, mismatches between macroclimate and microclimate in predicting responses of organisms to climate change, and the need for more evidence on the outcomes of microclimate management.

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Volume n/a
Magazine issue n/a
Pages (to-from) e13834
Type A1: Web of Science-article
Category Research
Magazine Global Ecology and Biogeography
Issns 1466-822X
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
Language English
Bibtex

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abstract = "Abstract Brief introduction: What are microclimates and why are they important? Microclimate science has developed into a global discipline. Microclimate science is increasingly used to understand and mitigate climate and biodiversity shifts. Here, we provide an overview of the current status of microclimate ecology and biogeography in terrestrial ecosystems, and where this field is heading next. Microclimate investigations in ecology and biogeography We highlight the latest research on interactions between microclimates and organisms, including how microclimates influence individuals, and through them populations, communities and entire ecosystems and their processes. We also briefly discuss recent research on how organisms shape microclimates from the tropics to the poles. Microclimate applications in ecosystem management Microclimates are also important in ecosystem management under climate change. We showcase new research in microclimate management with examples from biodiversity conservation, forestry and urban ecology. We discuss the importance of microrefugia in conservation and how to promote microclimate heterogeneity. Methods for microclimate science We showcase the recent advances in data acquisition, such as novel field sensors and remote sensing methods. We discuss microclimate modelling, mapping and data processing, including accessibility of modelling tools, advantages of mechanistic and statistical modelling and solutions for computational challenges that have pushed the state-of-the-art of the field. What's next? We identify major knowledge gaps that need to be filled for further advancing microclimate investigations, applications and methods. These gaps include spatiotemporal scaling of microclimate data, mismatches between macroclimate and microclimate in predicting responses of organisms to climate change, and the need for more evidence on the outcomes of microclimate management.",
author = "Julia Kemppinen and Jonas Lembrechts and Koenraad Van Meerbeek and Jofre Carnicer and Nathalie Isabelle Chardon and Paul Kardol and Jonathan Lenoir and Daijun Liu and Ilya M. D. Maclean and Jan Pergl and Patrick Saccone and Rebecca A. Senior and Ting Shen and Sandra Słowińska and Vigdis Vandvik and Jonathan von Oppen and Juha Aalto and Biruk Ayalew and Olivia Bates and Cleo Bertelsmeier and Romain Bertrand and Rémy Beugnon and Jeremy Borderieux and Josef Brůna and Lauren Buckley and Jelena Bujan and Angelica Casanova-Katny and Ditte Marie Christiansen and Flavien Collart and Emiel De Lombaerde and Karen De Pauw and Leen Depauw and Michele Di Musciano and Raquel Díaz Borrego and Joan Díaz-Calafat and Diego Ellis-Soto and Raquel Esteban and Geerte Fälthammar de Jong and Elise Gallois and Maria Begoña Garcia and Loïc Gillerot and Caroline Greiser and Eva Gril and Stef Haesen and Arndt Hampe and Per-Ola Hedwall and Gabriel Hes and Helena Hespanhol and Raúl Hoffrén and Kristoffer Hylander and Borja Jiménez-Alfaro and Tommaso Jucker and David Klinges and Joonas Kolstela and Martin Kopecký and Bence Kovács and Eduardo Eiji Maeda and František Máliš and Matěj Man and Corrie Mathiak and Eric Meineri and Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis and Ivan Nijs and Signe Normand and Martin A. Nuñez and Anna Orczewska and Pablo Peña-Aguilera and Sylvain Pincebourde and Roman Plichta and Susan Quick and David Renault and Lorenzo Ricci and Tuuli Rissanen and Laura Segura-Hernández and Federico Selvi and Josep M. Serra-Diaz and Lydia Soifer and Fabien Spicher and Jens-Christian Svenning and Anouch Tamian and Arno Thomaes and Marijke Thoonen and Brittany Trew and Stijn Van de Vondel and Liesbeth van den Brink and Pieter Vangansbeke and Sanne Verdonck and Michaela Vitkova and Maria Vives-Ingla and Loke von Schmalensee and Runxi Wang and Jan Wild and Joseph Williamson and Florian Zellweger and Xiaqu Zhou and Emmanuel Junior Zuza and Pieter De Frenne",
year = "2024",
month = apr,
day = "08",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13834",
language = "English",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
address = "Belgium,
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Authors

Julia Kemppinen
Jonas Lembrechts
Koenraad Van Meerbeek
Jofre Carnicer
Nathalie Isabelle Chardon
Paul Kardol
Jonathan Lenoir
Daijun Liu
Ilya M. D. Maclean
Jan Pergl
Patrick Saccone
Rebecca A. Senior
Ting Shen
Sandra Słowińska
Vigdis Vandvik
Jonathan von Oppen
Juha Aalto
Biruk Ayalew
Olivia Bates
Cleo Bertelsmeier
Romain Bertrand
Rémy Beugnon
Jeremy Borderieux
Josef Brůna
Lauren Buckley
Jelena Bujan
Angelica Casanova-Katny
Ditte Marie Christiansen
Flavien Collart
Emiel De Lombaerde
Karen De Pauw
Leen Depauw
Michele Di Musciano
Raquel Díaz Borrego
Joan Díaz-Calafat
Diego Ellis-Soto
Raquel Esteban
Geerte Fälthammar de Jong
Elise Gallois
Maria Begoña Garcia
Loïc Gillerot
Caroline Greiser
Eva Gril
Stef Haesen
Arndt Hampe
Per-Ola Hedwall
Gabriel Hes
Helena Hespanhol
Raúl Hoffrén
Kristoffer Hylander
Borja Jiménez-Alfaro
Tommaso Jucker
David Klinges
Joonas Kolstela
Martin Kopecký
Bence Kovács
Eduardo Eiji Maeda
František Máliš
Matěj Man
Corrie Mathiak
Eric Meineri
Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis
Ivan Nijs
Signe Normand
Martin A. Nuñez
Anna Orczewska
Pablo Peña-Aguilera
Sylvain Pincebourde
Roman Plichta
Susan Quick
David Renault
Lorenzo Ricci
Tuuli Rissanen
Laura Segura-Hernández
Federico Selvi
Josep M. Serra-Diaz
Lydia Soifer
Fabien Spicher
Jens-Christian Svenning
Anouch Tamian
Arno Thomaes
Marijke Thoonen
Brittany Trew
Stijn Van de Vondel
Liesbeth van den Brink
Pieter Vangansbeke
Sanne Verdonck
Michaela Vitkova
Maria Vives-Ingla
Loke von Schmalensee
Runxi Wang
Jan Wild
Joseph Williamson
Florian Zellweger
Xiaqu Zhou
Emmanuel Junior Zuza
Pieter De Frenne