Wolfgang Kiessling

Unique fingerprint of marine ectotherm body size change during hyperthermal crises

This study compiles data from fossil, historical, and modern studies to show that marine ectotherms generally decrease in body size during hyperthermal events, with stronger responses to higher warming magnitudes.

Asymmetric leading vs. trailing edge shifts since the Last Glacial Maximum underpin the modern bimodal latitudinal diversity gradient in planktonic foraminifera

The paper shows that mid-latitude colonizations, not equatorial extirpations, mainly shaped the modern bimodal latitudinal diversity gradient in planktonic foraminifera since the Last Glacial Maximum.

Reefal regions were biodiversity hotspots throughout the Phanerozoic

The paper quantifies diversity patterns in reef-supporting and non-reef-supporting regions across the Phanerozoic, finding reef regions consistently more diverse.

Spatially heterogeneous responses of planktonic foraminifera assemblages over 700,000 years of climate change

The paper examines how planktonic foraminifera assemblages responded to temperature changes over 700,000 years, finding they generally tracked temperature shifts but showed variability in thermal deviance under specific conditions.