Climate and Taxonomy

Life on Earth is not arranged in still, tidy categories-it is in motion. Species appear, diverge, migrate, disappear, and reassemble in new forms across shifting climates and changing landscapes. What we call "taxonomy" is often presented as a stable map of this diversity, but in reality it is a snapshot taken from a moving system.
Climate is one of the least visible yet most powerful forces behind this movement. It does not simply influence where organisms live; it shapes how they evolve, h...