Environmental and socio-economic developments induce land-use changes with potentially
negative impacts on human well-being. To counteract undesired developments, a profound …

Potential impacts of projected climate change on biodiversity are often assessed using
single-species bioclimatic 'envelope'models. Such models are a special case of species …

In the face of the growing challenges brought about by human activities, effective planning
and decision-making in biodiversity and ecosystem conservation, restoration, and …

Current predictions of extinction risks from climate change vary widely depending on the
specific assumptions and geographic and taxonomic focus of each study. I synthesized …

In recent decades, climate change and human activities have severely affected grasslands
in Central Asia. Grassland regulation and sustainability in this region require an accurate …

Models predicting species spatial distribution are increasingly applied to wildlife
management issues, emphasising the need for reliable methods to evaluate the accuracy of …

Climate change (CC) and human activities (HA) have severely influenced grassland
productivity in Central Asia since the 1980s. However, the relative impacts of CC and HA on …

The expected upward shift of trees due to climate warming is supposed to be a major threat
to range‐restricted high‐altitude species by shrinking the area of their suitable habitats. Our …

Continental‐scale assessments of 21st century global impacts of climate change on
biodiversity have forecasted range contractions for many species. These coarse resolution …

Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services Page 1 Ecosystems, their properties, goods
and services Coordinating Lead Authors: Andreas Fischlin (Switzerland), Guy F. Midgley …