Overcoming the coupled climate and biodiversity crises and their societal impacts
Earth's biodiversity and human societies face pollution, overconsumption of natural
resources, urbanization, demographic shifts, social and economic inequalities, and habitat …
resources, urbanization, demographic shifts, social and economic inequalities, and habitat …
Novel disturbance regimes and ecological responses
MG Turner, R Seidl - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Many natural disturbances have a strong climate forcing, and concern is rising about how
ecosystems will respond to disturbance regimes to which they are not adapted. Novelty can …
ecosystems will respond to disturbance regimes to which they are not adapted. Novelty can …
Oceans and coastal ecosystems and their services
Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …
Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services
Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …
Global maps of soil temperature
JJ Lembrechts, J van den Hoogen, J Aalto… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from
estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic …
estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic …
Governing for transformative change across the biodiversity–climate–society nexus
Transformative governance is key to addressing the global environmental crisis. We explore
how transformative governance of complex biodiversity–climate–society interactions can be …
how transformative governance of complex biodiversity–climate–society interactions can be …
The conservation impacts of ecological disturbance: Time‐bound estimates of population loss and recovery for fauna affected by the 2019–2020 Australian megafires
Aim After environmental disasters, species with large population losses may need urgent
protection to prevent extinction and support recovery. Following the 2019–2020 Australian …
protection to prevent extinction and support recovery. Following the 2019–2020 Australian …
Continent-wide declines in shallow reef life over a decade of ocean warming
Human society is dependent on nature,, but whether our ecological foundations are at risk
remains unknown in the absence of systematic monitoring of species' populations …
remains unknown in the absence of systematic monitoring of species' populations …
Cross-chapter paper 6: Polar regions
The polar regions, notably the Arctic and maritime Antarctic, are experiencing impacts from
climate change at magnitudes and rates that are among the highest in the world, and will …
climate change at magnitudes and rates that are among the highest in the world, and will …
Interactive effects of changes in UV radiation and climate on terrestrial ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, and feedbacks to the climate system
Terrestrial organisms and ecosystems are being exposed to new and rapidly changing
combinations of solar UV radiation and other environmental factors because of ongoing …
combinations of solar UV radiation and other environmental factors because of ongoing …