Looking back on biodiversity change: lessons for the road ahead
Estimating biodiversity change across the planet in the context of widespread human
modification is a critical challenge. Here, we review how biodiversity has changed in recent …
modification is a critical challenge. Here, we review how biodiversity has changed in recent …
[HTML][HTML] We need to talk about nonprobability samples
In most circumstances, probability sampling is the only way to ensure unbiased inference
about population quantities where a complete census is not possible. As we enter the era of …
about population quantities where a complete census is not possible. As we enter the era of …
National records of 3000 European bee and hoverfly species: A contribution to pollinator conservation
Pollinators play a crucial role in ecosystems globally, ensuring the seed production of most
flowering plants. They are threatened by global changes and knowledge of their distribution …
flowering plants. They are threatened by global changes and knowledge of their distribution …
[HTML][HTML] Protected areas support more species than unprotected areas in Great Britain, but lose them equally rapidly
Protected areas are a key conservation tool, yet their effectiveness at maintaining
biodiversity through time is rarely quantified. Here, we assess protected area effectiveness …
biodiversity through time is rarely quantified. Here, we assess protected area effectiveness …
Elevational homogenization of mountain parasitoids across six decades
M Di Marco, L Santini, D Corcos… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Elevational gradients are characterized by strong environmental changes within small
geographical distances, providing important insights on the response of biological …
geographical distances, providing important insights on the response of biological …
Towards a standardized framework for AI-assisted, image-based monitoring of nocturnal insects
Automated sensors have potential to standardize and expand the monitoring of insects
across the globe. As one of the most scalable and fastest developing sensor technologies …
across the globe. As one of the most scalable and fastest developing sensor technologies …
[HTML][HTML] Increases in intraspecific body size variation are common among North American mammals and birds between 1880 and 2020
Many studies have documented the average body size of animals declining over time.
Compared to mean body size, less is known about long-term changes in intraspecific trait …
Compared to mean body size, less is known about long-term changes in intraspecific trait …
Citizen science is a vital partnership for invasive alien species management and research
Invasive alien species (IAS) adversely impact biodiversity, ecosystem functions and socio-
economics. Citizen science can be an effective tool for IAS surveillance, management and …
economics. Citizen science can be an effective tool for IAS surveillance, management and …
Descriptive inference using large, unrepresentative nonprobability samples: An introduction for ecologists
Biodiversity monitoring usually involves drawing inferences about some variable of interest
across a defined landscape from observations made at a sample of locations within that …
across a defined landscape from observations made at a sample of locations within that …
[PDF][PDF] Leveraging natural history collections to understand the impacts of global change
If you have been lucky enough to visit a natural history museum and you are reading this, it
is highly likely that you found that visit inspirational. It is also highly likely that natural history …
is highly likely that you found that visit inspirational. It is also highly likely that natural history …