Slowing Species Turnover in Surveys: Adapting 2026 Protocols Amid Climate-Driven Slowdown
Nature's renewal engine is grinding to a halt. In February 2026, researchers unveiled a startling discovery that challenges decades of assumptions about how ecosystems respond to climate change. Instead of accelerating species turnover as temperatures rise, biodiversity surveys worldwide are documenting a dramatic slowdown—a one-third decline in the rate at which species naturally replace one […]
