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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ecosphere
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.255
H-Index - 57
ISSN - 2150-8925
DOI - 10.1002/ecs2.3854
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , danaus , citation , climate change , herbivore , global warming , ecology , geography , computer science , larva , biology , library science , engineering , mechanical engineering
COVER PHOTO: Monarch ( Danaus plexippus ) larvae are voracious herbivores in their final stage of larval development. In a series of laboratory experiments, Kharouba and Yang ( Ecosphere , Volume 12, Issue 10, Article e03778; doi: 10.1002/ecs2.3778 ) tested for direct, indirect, and combined effects of warming on a critical part of the monarch–milkweed interaction. Even in a relatively simple, short‐term experiment, the authors found variability among these different effects of warming that highlights challenges for predicting the broader effects of climate warming on ecological communities. Photo credit: Heather Kharouba.