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Glob Chang Biol January 2022 PMID 34689388

Predators mitigate the destabilising effects of heatwaves on multitrophic stream communities.

Samuel R P-J Ross, Jorge García Molinos, Atsushi Okuda, Jackson Johnstone, Keisuke Atsumi, Ryo Futamura, Maureen A Williams, Yuichi Matsuoka, Jiro Uchida, Shoji Kumikawa, Hiroshi Sugiyama, Osamu Kishida, Ian Donohue

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Peak: 16 in Oct 2021
across 5 sources since Oct 2021

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Discussions frequently emphasize the role of top predators in mitigating climate change effects, with phrases like 'buffer' and 'help keep ecosystems cool,' indicating strong support and interest. Many posts include calls to action, such as links to the full paper or promo videos, reflecting high engagement and recognition of the research's potential impact.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions support the idea that predators have a buffering role during heatwaves, highlighting enthusiasm for the findings.

InterestHigh interest

Posts show a high level of curiosity and enthusiasm about the significance of the research, with many readers eager to learn more.

EngagementHigh engagement

Several posts reference specific aspects of the study, such as the experimental setup and implications, indicating deep involvement.

ImpactHigh impact

The repeated mentions of the research's importance and calls for reading the full paper suggest a belief in its substantial ecological significance.

Abstract in brief

  • Climate change is causing more frequent extreme weather events, like heatwaves, which could worsen the ecological effects of species loss, specifically predators.
  • This study found that when predator species are absent, heatwaves can destabilize algal communities in stream ecosystems, leading to homogenization.
  • The research highlights that the presence of predators can buffer these negative effects, emphasizing the need to conserve predator species to help mitigate climate change impacts.
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Global Change Biology
@GlobalChangeBio · X

|| NEW RESEARCH || Predators mitigate the destabilising effects of heatwaves on multitrophic stream communities

Nov 2, 2021 · 20 likes · 7 shares · 18,449 followers View post →
Jorge Garcia Molinos
@molinos_jorge · X

We have a new paper on GCB on the compounded effects of predators and heat waves on stream community stability. Well done @SamRPJRoss and all the team involved. It was a demanding experiment but also an awesome experience! https://t.co/n64fWhvF4n

Oct 27, 2021 · 20 likes · 9 shares · 196 followers View post →
Dr. Maureen Williams
@MoDubs11 · X

SO EXCITED to see this awesome paper by @SamRPJRoss (& lots of us) out in the world. Come see how predators are able to mitigate the impacts of realistic future heatwaves. Check out the experimental set up below! :) https://t.co/f39xIJAOXs https://t.co/owg2HzWXKG

Oct 28, 2021 · 17 likes · 3 shares · 1,412 followers View post →
Dr Sam Ross
@SamRPJRoss · X

Great to see our recent @GlobalChangeBio paper recommended on @Facultyopinions today! Recommendation: https://t.co/90bTiuW6Aa Full paper: https://t.co/Hd5bZwkyRg

Jun 23, 2022 · 15 likes · 3 shares · 1,538 followers View post →
Dr Sam Ross
@SamRPJRoss · X

Want to know more? See the full paper here: https://t.co/wfkdWyb5Iy

Dec 5, 2021 · 3 likes · 1,538 followers View post →
Dr Sam Ross
@SamRPJRoss · X

And if after all that you want to read the paper, you can catch it at @GlobalChangeBio now: https://t.co/wfkdWyb5Iy (END)

Jan 12, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,538 followers View post →

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Gill Raker
@BranXpina · X

HERE'S HOW TOP PREDATOR SPECIES MIGHT buffer climate change impacts on biodiversity: Study underscores the power of top predators to shape ecosystems—even helping to keep them cool during heatwaves…

Sep 27, 2022 · 383 followers View post →
Zoology, Trinity College Dublin
@TCDZoology · X

RT @SamRPJRoss: Great to see our recent @GlobalChangeBio paper recommended on @Facultyopinions today! Recommendation: https://t.co/90bTiuW6…

Jun 23, 2022 · 3 shares · 862 followers View post →
Jenni Donelson
@DrJDonel · X

RT @SamRPJRoss: Great to see our recent @GlobalChangeBio paper recommended on @Facultyopinions today! Recommendation: https://t.co/90bTiuW6…

Jun 23, 2022 · 3 shares · 1,915 followers View post →
Otis Brunner
@7SeasofScience · X

RT @SamRPJRoss: Great to see our recent @GlobalChangeBio paper recommended on @Facultyopinions today! Recommendation: https://t.co/90bTiuW6…

Jun 23, 2022 · 3 shares · 639 followers View post →
Dr Sam Ross
@SamRPJRoss · X

Great to see our recent @GlobalChangeBio paper recommended on @Facultyopinions today! Recommendation: https://t.co/90bTiuW6Aa Full paper: https://t.co/Hd5bZwkyRg

Jun 23, 2022 · 15 likes · 3 shares · 1,538 followers View post →
Dr. Maureen Williams
@MoDubs11 · X

RT @SamRPJRoss: And if after all that you want to read the paper, you can catch it at @GlobalChangeBio now: https://t.co/wfkdWyb5Iy (END)

Jan 12, 2022 · 1 share · 1,412 followers View post →
Dr Sam Ross
@SamRPJRoss · X

And if after all that you want to read the paper, you can catch it at @GlobalChangeBio now: https://t.co/wfkdWyb5Iy (END)

Jan 12, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,538 followers View post →
Dr Sam Ross
@SamRPJRoss · X

You can see the promo video here: https://t.co/0ZdWaOx5n8 (12/14)

Jan 12, 2022 · 1 like · 1,531 followers View post →
Climate Change
@Kings_Cambridge · X

Predators mitigate the destabilising effects of heatwaves on multitrophic stream communities https://t.co/GHyYDGlVaG #climatechange

Dec 13, 2021 · 953 followers View post →
Dr Sam Ross
@SamRPJRoss · X

Want to know more? See the full paper here: https://t.co/wfkdWyb5Iy

Dec 5, 2021 · 3 likes · 1,538 followers View post →
Climate Change
@Kings_Cambridge · X

Predators mitigate the destabilising effects of heatwaves on multitrophic stream communities https://t.co/GHyYDGlVaG #climatechange

Nov 4, 2021 · 953 followers View post →
School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin
@TCD_NatSci · X

RT @GlobalChangeBio: || NEW RESEARCH || Predators mitigate the destabilising effects of heatwaves on multitrophic stream communities

Nov 3, 2021 · 7 shares · 4,075 followers View post →
Michelle Jackson
@MichCJackson · X

RT @GlobalChangeBio: || NEW RESEARCH || Predators mitigate the destabilising effects of heatwaves on multitrophic stream communities

Nov 3, 2021 · 7 shares · 1,593 followers View post →
Ian Donohue
@donohueian · X

RT @GlobalChangeBio: || NEW RESEARCH || Predators mitigate the destabilising effects of heatwaves on multitrophic stream communities

Nov 3, 2021 · 7 shares · 1,751 followers View post →
Dr. Maureen Williams
@MoDubs11 · X

RT @GlobalChangeBio: || NEW RESEARCH || Predators mitigate the destabilising effects of heatwaves on multitrophic stream communities

Nov 2, 2021 · 7 shares · 1,412 followers View post →
Dr Sam Ross
@SamRPJRoss · X

RT @GlobalChangeBio: || NEW RESEARCH || Predators mitigate the destabilising effects of heatwaves on multitrophic stream communities

Nov 2, 2021 · 7 shares · 1,538 followers View post →
Hefin Jones
@THJ1961 · X

RT @GlobalChangeBio: || NEW RESEARCH || Predators mitigate the destabilising effects of heatwaves on multitrophic stream communities

Nov 2, 2021 · 7 shares · 2,694 followers View post →
Global Change Biology
@GlobalChangeBio · X

|| NEW RESEARCH || Predators mitigate the destabilising effects of heatwaves on multitrophic stream communities

Nov 2, 2021 · 20 likes · 7 shares · 18,449 followers View post →
Dr. Whitney Preisser
@WCPreisser · X

RT @MoDubs11: SO EXCITED to see this awesome paper by @SamRPJRoss (& lots of us) out in the world. Come see how predators are able to mitig…

Oct 28, 2021 · 3 shares · 527 followers View post →
Dorothea Hug Peter
@HugDorothea · X

RT @molinos_jorge: We have a new paper on GCB on the compounded effects of predators and heat waves on stream community stability. Well don…

Oct 28, 2021 · 9 shares · 1,018 followers View post →
Dr ZP (she/her)
@ZarahPattison · X

RT @molinos_jorge: We have a new paper on GCB on the compounded effects of predators and heat waves on stream community stability. Well don…

Oct 28, 2021 · 9 shares · 4,067 followers View post →
Ian Donohue
@donohueian · X

RT @MoDubs11: SO EXCITED to see this awesome paper by @SamRPJRoss (& lots of us) out in the world. Come see how predators are able to mitig…

Oct 28, 2021 · 3 shares · 1,751 followers View post →
Darren O'Connell
@Dar_OConnell · X

RT @MoDubs11: SO EXCITED to see this awesome paper by @SamRPJRoss (& lots of us) out in the world. Come see how predators are able to mitig…

Oct 28, 2021 · 3 shares · 696 followers View post →
Dr. Maureen Williams
@MoDubs11 · X

SO EXCITED to see this awesome paper by @SamRPJRoss (& lots of us) out in the world. Come see how predators are able to mitigate the impacts of realistic future heatwaves. Check out the experimental set up below! :) https://t.co/f39xIJAOXs https://t.co/owg2HzWXKG

Oct 28, 2021 · 17 likes · 3 shares · 1,412 followers View post →
Patrick Collins
@aquaculchie99 · X

RT @molinos_jorge: We have a new paper on GCB on the compounded effects of predators and heat waves on stream community stability. Well don…

Oct 28, 2021 · 9 shares · 262 followers View post →
Darren O'Connell
@Dar_OConnell · X

RT @SamRPJRoss: https://t.co/wfkdWyaxT0

Oct 28, 2021 · 1 share · 696 followers View post →
Darren O'Connell
@Dar_OConnell · X

RT @molinos_jorge: We have a new paper on GCB on the compounded effects of predators and heat waves on stream community stability. Well don…

Oct 28, 2021 · 9 shares · 696 followers View post →
Josie South
@josie_south · X

RT @molinos_jorge: We have a new paper on GCB on the compounded effects of predators and heat waves on stream community stability. Well don…

Oct 28, 2021 · 9 shares · 1,638 followers View post →
Ian Donohue
@donohueian · X

RT @molinos_jorge: We have a new paper on GCB on the compounded effects of predators and heat waves on stream community stability. Well don…

Oct 28, 2021 · 9 shares · 1,751 followers View post →
Dr Sam Ross
@SamRPJRoss · X

https://t.co/wfkdWyaxT0

Oct 28, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,538 followers View post →
Dr Sam Ross
@SamRPJRoss · X

RT @molinos_jorge: We have a new paper on GCB on the compounded effects of predators and heat waves on stream community stability. Well don…

Oct 28, 2021 · 9 shares · 1,538 followers View post →
Shin-Ichiro (Ichiro) Matsuzaki
@Lake_sIchiro · X

RT @molinos_jorge: We have a new paper on GCB on the compounded effects of predators and heat waves on stream community stability. Well don…

Oct 27, 2021 · 9 shares · 1,116 followers View post →
Jorge Garcia Molinos
@molinos_jorge · X

We have a new paper on GCB on the compounded effects of predators and heat waves on stream community stability. Well done @SamRPJRoss and all the team involved. It was a demanding experiment but also an awesome experience! https://t.co/n64fWhvF4n

Oct 27, 2021 · 20 likes · 9 shares · 196 followers View post →
Climate Change
@Kings_Cambridge · X

Predators mitigate the destabilising effects of heatwaves on multitrophic stream communities https://t.co/GHyYDGlVaG #climatechange

Oct 25, 2021 · 953 followers View post →