Climate change drives ecological novelty and new social challenges

Tina Heger; Marcus J. Collier; Eric Higgs; Rosine Kelz; Jasper Montana

doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02672-3

Climate change drives ecological novelty and new social challenges

Tina Heger^*
, Marcus J. Collier
, Eric Higgs
, Rosine Kelz
, Jasper Montana

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute of Ecology

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Abstract

Ecosystems are changing rapidly because of climate change, and this will have increasing social effects around the globe. We suggest that common social responses to rising novelty are often counterproductive, and we advocate for strategies that also allow for acceptance and adaptation to changes in nature.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Climate Change
Volume	16
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	749-751
Number of pages	3
ISSN	1758-678X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02672-3
Publication status	Published - 07.2026

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SDG 13 Climate Action

Research areas and keywords

Biology
Ecosystems Research

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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Climate change drives ecological novelty and new social challenges

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