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February 5, 2026OikosOpen Access

The effects of single versus successive warm summers on an intertidal community

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AHAmelia V. HeskethCKCassandra A. KonecnySESandra M. Emry

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Overview

In a two-year study, warm summers negatively impacted intertidal community dynamics, indicating the risk of climate change effects.

Key Points

  • The aim is to evaluate how intertidal communities respond to single versus consecutive warm summers under climate change conditions.
  • Conducted a two-year passive thermal manipulation experiment in coastal British Columbia
  • Assessed the impact of warm temperatures on organism densities and community structure
  • Compared responses of intertidal communities to single and successive warm summers
  • Warm temperatures led to reduced organism densities and altered population dynamics
  • Persistent negative effects on community structure and diversity were observed over the two years
  • No significant interactive effect of warming between the first and second year was found, suggesting recovery from single warm summers is possible.

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Hesketh et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69843398f1d9ada3c1fb0e2fhttps://doi.org/10.1002/oik.11864
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