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Warming food webs at high latitudes

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A warming climate can alter the food sources that support animals in Arctic ecosystems. Now, research provides empirical evidence of such a shift, with widespread implications for global carbon cycling.

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Fig. 1: The omnivorous red-backed vole (Myodes rutilus).

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Arsenault, E.R. Warming food webs at high latitudes. Nat. Clim. Chang. 14, 120–121 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01894-z

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