Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Climate Change

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures, precipitation, and other components of the Earth's climate system, driven in large part by rising concentrations of greenhouse gases from human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels. These changes alter weather patterns, sea levels, and the timing a…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 42× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2637-6075 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures, precipitation, and other components of the Earth's climate system, driven in large part by rising concentrations of greenhouse gases from human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels. These changes alter weather patterns, sea levels, and the timing and distribution of seasons, with wide-ranging consequences for ecosystems, species, agriculture, water resources, and human health. In Plant and Animal Ecology, climate change is studied for how it reshapes habitats, species interactions, and the functioning of natural systems. The ecological and societal impacts of climate change are diverse, affecting terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments as well as the people who depend on them. The research collected here reflects this breadth, including ecosystem-based management of Antarctic krill to support baleen whales and other predators under changing conditions, the effects of changing rainfall on river water levels and salmon populations, and soil respiration responses to precipitation in temperate forests. Other articles examine the links between climate change, land degradation, and food security, the role of terrestrial and aquatic plants in carbon uptake and net-zero emissions, biotechnological responses to climate-related disasters, rainfall pattern analysis, and the public-health and mental-health consequences of climate change for vulnerable communities. Together they illustrate the far-reaching ecological and human dimensions of a changing climate.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 42 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Climate Change, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Plant and Animal Ecology (ISSN 2637-6075).

Journal editorial board
Dimitris Zianis · Greece Jasmin Mantilla Contreras · Germany Narcisa Vrinceanu · Romania

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