Changes in taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity in the Anthropocene
To better understand how ecosystems are changing, a multifaceted approach to measuring
biodiversity that considers species richness (SR) and evolutionary history across spatial …
biodiversity that considers species richness (SR) and evolutionary history across spatial …
Increasing climatic sensitivity of global grassland vegetation biomass and species diversity correlates with water availability
Grasslands are key repositories of biodiversity and carbon storage and are heavily impacted
by effects of global warming and changes in precipitation regimes. Patterns of grassland …
by effects of global warming and changes in precipitation regimes. Patterns of grassland …
Challenges with inferring how land-use affects terrestrial biodiversity: study design, time, space and synthesis
Land use has already reshaped local biodiversity on Earth, with effects expected to increase
as human populations continue to grow in both numbers and prosperity. An accurate …
as human populations continue to grow in both numbers and prosperity. An accurate …
Taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of understorey plants respond differently to environmental conditions in European forest edges
Forest biodiversity world‐wide is affected by climate change, habitat loss and fragmentation,
and today 20% of the forest area is located within 100 m of a forest edge. Still, forest edges …
and today 20% of the forest area is located within 100 m of a forest edge. Still, forest edges …
The development of Anthropocene biotas
CD Thomas - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Biodiversity has always responded dynamically to environmental perturbations in the
geological past, through changes to the abundances and distributions of genes and species …
geological past, through changes to the abundances and distributions of genes and species …
Drivers of temporal changes in temperate forest plant diversity vary across spatial scales
M Bernhardt‐Römermann, L Baeten… - Global change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Global biodiversity is affected by numerous environmental drivers. Yet, the extent to which
global environmental changes contribute to changes in local diversity is poorly understood …
global environmental changes contribute to changes in local diversity is poorly understood …
Combining biodiversity resurveys across regions to advance global change research
More and more ecologists have started to resurvey communities sampled in earlier decades
to determine long-term shifts in community composition and infer the likely drivers of the …
to determine long-term shifts in community composition and infer the likely drivers of the …
Phytoplankton biodiversity is more important for ecosystem functioning in highly variable thermal environments
E Bestion, B Haegeman… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The 21st century has seen an acceleration of anthropogenic climate change and biodiversity
loss, with both stressors deemed to affect ecosystem functioning. However, we know little …
loss, with both stressors deemed to affect ecosystem functioning. However, we know little …
Life history trade-offs, the intensity of competition, and coexistence in novel and evolving communities under climate change
LT Lancaster, G Morrison… - … Transactions of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The consequences of climate change for local biodiversity are little understood in process or
mechanism, but these changes are likely to reflect both changing regional species pools …
mechanism, but these changes are likely to reflect both changing regional species pools …
Declining diversity and abundance of High Arctic fly assemblages over two decades of rapid climate warming
Insects are particularly vulnerable to rapid environmental changes, which are
disproportionally affecting high latitudes. Increased temperature could influence insect …
disproportionally affecting high latitudes. Increased temperature could influence insect …