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Paper calls for biologists to rethink how they analyze the impact of climate

Phys · · 764 words · By Steve Scarpa

The article discusses a research paper published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution that proposes a framework for analyzing climate impact at three different scales: macroclimate, habitat climate, and organismal microclimate. Lead author David Klinges argues that relying solely on weather station data overlooks how individual organisms experience and interact with their specific environments.

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“The paper, "Matching climate to biological scales," is published in the April 2026 edition of Trends in Ecology & Evolution.”
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The evidence mentions a Cell Press/Elsevier article titled 'Matching climate to biological scales' and a mention of it by Michael Kearney, but there is no specific confirmation of the 'April 2026' publication date in the provided snippets.
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“Postdoctoral associate David Klinges, an incoming assistant professor at Rutgers University, was the lead author”
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“Yale Peabody Museum curators David Skelly and Martha Muñoz were among the co-authors.”
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“The paper offers a framework for linking climate data to biology at three scales—the macroclimate of a region, the habitat climate shaped by local vegetation and topography, and organismal microclimate”
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“Climate is typically measured by weather stations.”
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“Smaller organisms gain and lose heat faster than larger organisms.”
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“David H. Klinges et al, Matching climate to biological scales, Trends in Ecology & Evolution (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2025.11.015”
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web search NEUTRAL — You have to log in before you can reply Login | Register.10 Traveling wave solutions for a Keller-Segel system with nonlinear chemical gradient. 10 [Cell Press]Matching climate to biological scales.
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