Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi
Societal Impact Statement There is increasing awareness that plants and fungi, as natural
solutions, can play an important role in tackling ongoing global environmental challenges …
solutions, can play an important role in tackling ongoing global environmental challenges …
The macroecology of landscape ecology
One of landscape ecology's main goals is to unveil how biodiversity is impacted by habitat
transformation. However, the discipline suffers from significant context dependency in …
transformation. However, the discipline suffers from significant context dependency in …
Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration
Extensive ecosystem restoration is increasingly seen as being central to conserving
biodiversity and stabilizing the climate of the Earth. Although ambitious national and global …
biodiversity and stabilizing the climate of the Earth. Although ambitious national and global …
Endemism increases species' climate change risk in areas of global biodiversity importance
Climate change affects life at global scales and across systems but is of special concern in
areas that are disproportionately rich in biological diversity and uniqueness. Using a meta …
areas that are disproportionately rich in biological diversity and uniqueness. Using a meta …
Atlas of Brazilian snakes: verified point-locality maps to mitigate the Wallacean shortfall in a megadiverse snake fauna
CC Nogueira, AJS Argôlo, V Arzamendia… - South American Journal …, 2019 - BioOne
Accurate and detailed species distribution maps are fundamental for documenting and
interpreting biological diversity. For snakes, an ecologically diverse group of reptiles …
interpreting biological diversity. For snakes, an ecologically diverse group of reptiles …
A climate risk index for marine life
Climate change is impacting virtually all marine life. Adaptation strategies will require a
robust understanding of the risks to species and ecosystems and how those propagate to …
robust understanding of the risks to species and ecosystems and how those propagate to …
[HTML][HTML] Relocating croplands could drastically reduce the environmental impacts of global food production
Agricultural production has replaced natural ecosystems across the planet, becoming a
major driver of carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, and freshwater consumption. Here we …
major driver of carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, and freshwater consumption. Here we …
[HTML][HTML] Relative effects of land conversion and land-use intensity on terrestrial vertebrate diversity
Land-use has transformed ecosystems over three quarters of the terrestrial surface, with
massive repercussions on biodiversity. Land-use intensity is known to contribute to the …
massive repercussions on biodiversity. Land-use intensity is known to contribute to the …
[HTML][HTML] Diurnal temperature range as a key predictor of plants' elevation ranges globally
A prominent hypothesis in ecology is that larger species ranges are found in more variable
climates because species develop broader environmental tolerances, predicting a positive …
climates because species develop broader environmental tolerances, predicting a positive …
[HTML][HTML] Historical and projected future range sizes of the world's mammals, birds, and amphibians
Species' vulnerability to extinction is strongly impacted by their geographical range size.
Formulating effective conservation strategies therefore requires a better understanding of …
Formulating effective conservation strategies therefore requires a better understanding of …