"Climate change is often expected to speed up ecological change, reshuffling species as environments shift. But a new study from researchers at Queen Mary suggests a more troubling reality: ecosystems may be losing their ability to adapt at all, as the regional diversity needed to replenish them steadily declines."

Biodiversity Paradox: Nature’s Pace Slows Down Despite Accelerating Climate Change
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/research-theme-conservation/items/biodiversity-paradox-natures-pace-slows-down-despite-accelerating-climate-change.html

#OpenAccess: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-68187-1

#ecology #ClimateChange #biodiversity

"Climate change is often expected to speed up ecological change, reshuffling species as environments shift. But a new study from researchers at Queen Mary suggests a more troubling reality: ecosystems may be losing their ability to adapt at all, as the regional diversity needed to replenish them steadily declines."

Biodiversity Paradox: Nature’s Pace Slows Down Despite Accelerating Climate Change
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/news/research-theme-conservation/items/biodiversity-paradox-natures-pace-slows-down-despite-accelerating-climate-change.html

#OpenAccess: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-68187-1

#ecology #ClimateChange #biodiversity