Some tropical bugs may take climate change harder than insects in areas where the temperature varies throughout the year.
That, perhaps surprising, finding came out of a long-term study by ecologist Alisha Shah. She’s based at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Biological Station. Shah spent about five years studying insects in streams, in Ecuador and Colorado. She found the bugs in hot climates actually had a smaller range of temperatures in which they could function.
"Those insects are going to have a much harder time dealing with warming in their streams just because they’re not adapted as far as we can tell to these sort of changing conditions." said Shah.
Shah will give a talk on her findings Tuesday at 6:30 pm at the Kellogg Biological Station. The talk will also be livestreamed on Zoom.
