phys.org/news/2026-10-habitat-finnish-animal-climate.html Habitat explains Finnish animal distributions better than climate, study finds
A University of Helsinki study of 503 terrestrial animal species over 20 years, drawing on more than 3 million observations across Finland, found habitat explained occurrence and abundance better than climate for most groups. Climate mainly accounted for north-south and year-to-year differences, while habitat mattered more locally.
— via Phys.org