Warming undermines emergence success in a threatened alpine stonefly: a multi-trait perspective on vulnerability to climate change
A. A. Shah, S. Hotaling, A. Lapsansky, R. L. Malison, J. H. Birrell, T. Keeley, J. J. Giersch, L. M. Tronstad, H. A. Woods
The study shows that despite short-term thermal tolerance, the stonefly Lednia tumana cannot complete its life cycle at temperatures below its nymphs' CTmax, revealing vulnerabilities not captured by CTmax alone.
bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2022Ecology