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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

The Semi-Natural Climate Chambers across Latitudes: A Broadly Applicable Husbandry and Experimental System for Terrestrial Ectotherms under Climate Change.

Bao-Jun Sun, Hong-Liang Lu, Kun-Ming Cheng, Wan-Li Liu, Xing-Zhi Han, Luo-Xin Cui, Xing-Han Li, Shu-Ran Li, Xin Hao, Fan Li and 6 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Bao-Jun SunKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7318-6059
Hong-Liang LuHangzhou Key Laboratory of Animal Adaptation and Evolution, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China.
Kun-Ming ChengMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, College of Life Sciences, Ministry of Education, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, 571158, China.
Wan-Li LiuCollege of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China.
Xing-Zhi HanKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Luo-Xin CuiCollege of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China.
Xing-Han LiCollege of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China.
Shu-Ran LiCollege of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China.
Xin HaoSchool of Ecology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
Fan LiSchool of Ecology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
Dan-Yang WuKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Teng LiCollege of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.
Yong-Pu ZhangCollege of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China.
Ji-Chao WangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, College of Life Sciences, Ministry of Education, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, 571158, China.
Peng LiuCollege of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China.
Wei-Guo DuKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.

Funding

Hainan Institute of National Park KY-24ZK02Hainan Province Science and Technology Special Fund ZDYF2023RDYL01Initiative Scientific Research Program, Institute of Zoology, CAS 2024IOZ0107National Key Research Development Program of China 2022YFF0802300National Natural Science Foundation of China 31720103904National Natural Science Foundation of China 32071511National Natural Science Foundation of China 32271572Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Y2023021
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Abstract

With limited resources and efforts, assessing species' vulnerabilities across various geographic regions before the conservation practice is essential for biodiversity conservation in the context of climate change. One pressing challenge has been establishing natural temperature-manipulated research systems across latitudes. To address this challenge, an innovative infrastructure is developed named the semi-natural climate chambers across latitudes (SCCAL), consisting of semi-natural climate chambers at three latitudes, spanning 27° and 3393 km from tropical to temperate regions. Each latitude features eight medium-sized patches for temperature manipulation, organisms rearing, and ecological experiments. Independent of external water and electricity supplies, the SCCAL allows to simulate thermal environments under different climate change scenarios with natural soil moisture. Ecological experiments with Grass lizards successfully are conducted, demonstrating that the SCCAL effectively supports species rearing, responses determining, and the vulnerability assessing. The widespread adoption or development of similar infrastructures is encouraged, which can facilitate the assessment of latitudinal animal vulnerabilities under climate change.

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Animal HusbandryClimate ChangeLizardsAnimalsBiodiversityEcosystemTemperatureclimate chamberclimate changeinfrastructurelatitudesterrestrial organism

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