Landscape heterogeneity buffers the impact of an extreme weather event on wildlife

Abstract Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, with poorly known consequences for wildlife. In December 2021, an atmospheric river brought record-shattering amounts of rain and snow to interior Alaska, creating conditions expected to cause mass mortality in grazing ungulate populations...

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Main Authors: Laura R. Prugh, Jessica D. Lundquist, Benjamin K. Sullender, Calum X. Cunningham, Jack Dechow, Bridget L. Borg, Pamela J. Sousanes, Sarah Stehn, Michael T. Durand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07195-1