New #OpenAccess research in #RESInsectConsDiv

A protracted #phenology: Post-#diapause larval development of a threatened #butterfly
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70068

#MarshFritillary #Euphydryas #InsectDevelopment #Microclimate
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

New #OpenAccess work in #RESEcolEnt finds #HostPlant use is driven by #microclimate, not nutritional quality, in a grassland #butterfly.
doi.org/10.1111/een.70076

#Lycaena #Conservation #InsectNutrition
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

Relationship between herbaceous species richness and relative humidity at hourly intervals across a 24 hour period. We measured relative humidity every 5 min during the growing season in the Biodiversity, CO2, and Nitrogen (BioCON) experiment in central Minnesota in 2012 (Reich et al., 2001, Wright et al., 2015).

#Diversity affects #microclimate #temperature and humidity: an overview of the evidence and major unanswered questions

#TansleyInsight by Alexandra J. Wright, J. English, and C. Guimaraes-Steinicke

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New publication @thermal-biology.bsky.social!
We show that non-invasive thermal cameras can measure thoracic temperatures in wild bees in the field. New tool to ID potential heat stress under #climatechange.
Congrats to undergrad Mei McFeely on publishing her thesis #microclimate #pollinators 🐝🎉🌻

Pineapple plants in a garden cart. There are other tender perennials on the ground. They are on the south side of a black suv to keep them warm and out of the wind

I created a #Microclimate for some of my tender plants that have been inside for the last couple weeks. They will have to come back in for the next 2 nights but then can stay out for a least the next week🌞
#TheOutpost
#Gardening

Forests in Šumava and Bavarian Forest NP are getting wild - describing their structure with #LiDAR was very helpful for #microclimate modelling.
Here are a just few pics from the #fieldwork:

We paired #microclimate with #LiDAR to create 5m resolution temperature grids for the #BohemianForestEcosystem (NP Šumava and NP Bavarian Forest)🍁

Beside large microclimatic variability, our data reveals also systematic differences from #SoilTemp, #ForestTemp and #ERA5-Land

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Don't forget - deadline for abstract submission to #EGU2026 is the 15th of January. If your work focuses on #microclimate or #heatstress in plants submit to our session BG3.41 "Microclimate Variation and Heat Impacts on Vegetation: From Molecules to the Biosphere" www.egu26.eu/session/57401

The ameliorating influence of neighbouring plants on aboveground microclimate depends on their number, size and proximity Plants can have a facilitative effect on co-occurring neighbours by moderating microclimate conditions. In forested areas, vegetation can ameliorate macroclimate extremes relative to open areas, yet ...

📢 New publication 'The ameliorating influence of neighbouring #plants on aboveground #microclimate depends on their number, size and proximity' by Travis Britton, Thomas Baker, Shane Richards and Mark Hovenden in Oikos 🧪

doi.org/10.1002/oik....

Hi from Port Mellon BC on the W side of Howe Sound, home of one of the rainiest obs stns on the SW BC mainland. A result of its unique #microclimate nestled in a narrow crescent shaped lowland w/ the high peaks of the Pacific Ranges to the NW!

#BCstorm #BCStormWatch #BCwx @ensembleator.bsky.social

Really - nothing here. #microclimate. But your neck of the woods was freezing today- almost unbearable - and it was so much milder here. Weird. And the truffle shop was closed. Pah.

🛰️🌿Reconsidering climatic predictors for high-resolution niche models of alpine plants

vist.ly/4i6ic

#Alpine #Elevation #Microclimate #SpeciesDistributionModel #TemperatureLogger #Temperature

Climatic and design tipping points in agrivoltaic crop production systems. A meta-analysis - Agronomy for Sustainable Development Amidst global climate change, increasing food demand, and land-use competition between agriculture and energy production, agrivoltaic systems are emerging as a potential solution energy. However, the ...

Zhang, W., Hendriks, PW., Uchanski, M. et al. Climatic and design tipping points in agrivoltaic crop production systems. A meta-analysis. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 45, 69 (2025).
doi.org/10.1007/s135...
#Agrivoltaics #Microclimate #Microenvironment #CropPerformance

Nice to have such a motivated excursion to our #microclimate research plot! @spacetimeeco.bsky.social

It’s raining at the farm, so we thought we’d go to the euro market on the other side of the village. 2 mi up the road and it’s snowing. About 2” so far. Market closed early because the storm is worsening. Back at the farm it’s raining…🤷‍♂️ #MaineCoast #MicroClimate

Combining thermal and hydric constraints for spatially predicting the activity suitability of Neotropical Leptodactylid frogs vist.ly/4f229 #Amphibians #MechanisticSDM #Microclimate

Macro- and microclimate interactively shape species diversity of multiple taxa in mountain landscapes vist.ly/4esms #Macroclimate #Microclimate #Biodiversity

Even the weather is angry and confused. 🫤

Today we’ve experienced rain, torrential rain, sleet, hail, lightning, thunder, snow, sunny skies, hi winds, and #BlueSky
Well, at least it’s not boring 🥱

#weather
#microclimate
#globalwarming
#climatechange

Graphical abstract of the paper shoving spatial variability in atmospheric vapor pressure deficit driven by the interplay between temperature-driven patterns in saturated water vapor pressure and actual water vapor pressure across topographically diverse landscape of the National Park Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic.

Atmospheric #VaporPressureDeficit structures #forest #bryophyte communities across #landscape

our new #microclimate research in @egubg.bsky.social #Biogeosciences journal

BIG congratulation to the very first paper from our #bryophyte lover Anna Růžičková!

doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...

Using rare mosses to resolve barriers in the use of species distribution models for climate change vulnerability assessments Species distribution models are useful for estimating species exposure to climate change, a primary component of climate change vulnerability assessments, but limitations including few occurrences an....

🌿 New paper! Using rare #mosses to resolve barriers in the use of species distribution #models for #climatechange vulnerability assessments.
🌦️ #Microclimate data improved predictions of vulnerability
🧭 We present a framework to connect modeling with #conservation practice

👉 doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

Chao Wang et al. investigated the effects of simulated nighttime #Warming and atmospheric #NitrogenDeposition on the temperatures of shallow water, deep water, and sediment.

#FreshwaterWetlands | #GlobalChange | #Microclimate

@mapjournals.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

🎉 Registration is now open for MEB2026 – the 3rd Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography Conference!

📅 June 1–5, 2026
📍 Montpellier, France 🇫🇷

This edition highlights terrestrial and aquatic microclimates.

🔗 meb-network.com/meb-2026

#MEB2026 #Microclimate #Ecology #Biogeography #Conference

TWO PhD positions at Uni Western Australia with Caitlin Moore studying #agrivoltaics & #microclimate. Funding available for int'l & domestic students. Closing soon–apply by Fri 31 Oct (Aus time).
#PlantScience

researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...
researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...

#LaRoque-Gageac is a village in the #Dordogne region of #France that was built against a #vertical #rock wall. #BlueSkyArtShow A #microclimate allows #bamboo and #bananas to grow. #travel #Vacation

In #LaRoque-Gageac one is always looking up or down. The village is defined on one side by #River #Dordogne and the other by a vertical #rock wall. A #Microclimate allows #Bamboo + #Bananas to grow. 🌿 #Rosemary #Flowers #Bush #Plant #Purple #LesPlusBeauxVillagesdeFrance #L'AubergeDesPlatanes #hotel👍

10 days left to apply for this postdoc with Andy Suggitt at
@northumbriauni.bsky.social, plus @tnewbold31.bsky.social at UCL & myself @durham.ac.uk! Integrating #microclimate into global #biodiversity models to understand climate*land-use interactions 🌍🌡️🌳
work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

The male Common Blue found a perfect place among the wildflowers and grasses to bask in the sun... #microclimate @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

Invisible Walls: Exploration of Microclimate Effects on Building Energy Consumption in New York City The reduction of greenhouse gases from buildings forms the cornerstone of policy to mitigate the effects of climate change. However, the automation of urban scale building energy modeling systems…

NYC’s microclimate can change how much energy your building needs. In one study, Central Park reduced adjacent building electricity use by 5–10%. 🌿📉 Local shading, wind channels, and pavement all matter.

#microclimate #energy #sustainability

UrbanGraph Boosts AI‑Driven Urban Microclimate Forecasting

UrbanGraph, a physics‑informed spatio‑temporal graph AI, boosts urban microclimate forecasts, achieving up to 10.8% higher R² and cutting compute time by ~17% on the UMC4/12 dataset. Read more: getnews.me/urbangraph-boosts-ai-dri... #urbangraph #microclimate

🌍 Our geography students explored microclimates around the school on Thursday!

📊 They used anemometers to measure wind speed and temperature at various locations.

#Geography #Fieldwork #Microclimate #OpportunityToSucceed #Aspiration #Stockport