Climate Change Has Big Effects on Small Animals

How do species respond as the climate warms? Although most research on Arctic animals focuses on economically important or charismatic species like caribou or polar bears, small mammals, such as shrews, and their parasites can serve as indicators of environmental change.In my latest post on the PLOS Ecology Blog, I take a look at a recent study of how Arctic shrews are affected by climate change. Read it here: Using Arctic Shrews and Their Parasites to Understand the Effects of Climate Change.