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The new thermal load sensitivity (TLS) framework integrates heat exposure with damage and repair dynamics to predict species vulnerability to climate warming. This approach enhances understanding of thermal stress responses across diverse organisms and life stages.

Keywords:
critical thermal limitsheat loadheat stressthermal death timethermal fertility limitsthermal sensitivitythermal tolerancethermal vulnerability

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  • Ecology
  • Physiology
  • Climate Change Biology

Background:

  • Predicting species vulnerability to climate warming necessitates understanding thermal stress impacts in natural settings.
  • Current physiological metrics often overlook natural heat exposure regimes, limiting vulnerability assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the thermal load sensitivity (TLS) framework, integrating biophysical exposure with physiological damage and repair dynamics.
  • To provide a method for assessing sublethal impacts of thermal stress on organisms.

Main Methods:

  • Developed the thermal load sensitivity (TLS) framework, extending the thermal death time (TDT) model.
  • Integrated principles of biophysics for exposure quantification and physiology for damage/repair dynamics.
  • Utilized case studies and simulation examples for framework application.

Main Results:

  • The TLS framework disentangles damage accumulation and repair processes influencing thermal stress responses.
  • Demonstrated the framework's utility in assessing thermal sensitivity across taxa, ontogeny, and for modular organisms.
  • Highlighted the integration of multiple stressors alongside temperature.

Conclusions:

  • The TLS framework offers a more comprehensive approach to understanding and predicting thermal vulnerability.
  • Identified research opportunities for refining physiological measures and improving predictions at various scales.
  • Emphasized the need for integrative approaches in climate change vulnerability assessments.