Tolerance landscapes in thermal ecology

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 799 - 809
• Main Authors: Rezende, Enrico L, Castañeda, Luis E, Santos, Mauro, Fox, Charles
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Scientific Publications 01.08.2014; John Wiley & Sons Ltd; Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Autoecology; Biological and medical sciences; climate change; Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change; cold tolerance; critical thermal limits; Drosophila; Earth, ocean, space; Ecological genetics; ecology; environmental impact; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Heat tolerance; Human ecology; Insect ecology; insects; Landscape ecology; Landscapes; Meteorology; Mortality rates; PERSPECTIVES; probability; Temperature; Temperature control; thermal adaptation; Thermal stress; heat tolerance; Landscape; Cold resistance; Tolerance; Environmental factor; thermal adaptation; cold tolerance; Landscape ecology; Dynamical climatology; Climate change; Heat; critical thermal limits; Adaptation

How thermal tolerance estimated in the laboratory can be extrapolated to natural settings remains a contentious subject. Here, we argue that the general premise that a single temperature can accurately describe upper or lower tolerance limits is incorrect. Survival probability is determined by both...