To achieve China's goal of carbon neutrality by 2030 and achieving a true carbon balance
by 2060, it is imperative to implement large-scale energy storage (carbon sequestration) …

The global‐scale decline of animal biodiversity ('defaunation') represents one of the most
alarming consequences of human impacts on the planet. The quantification of this extinction …

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 …

Biodiversity on the Earth is changing at an unprecedented rate due to a variety of global
change factors (GCFs). However, the effects of GCFs on microbial diversity is unclear …

As anthropogenic climate change continues the risks to biodiversity will increase over time,
with future projections indicating that a potentially catastrophic loss of global biodiversity is …

Recent assessment reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and
the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services …

Species extinctions have defined the global biodiversity crisis, but extinction begins with loss
in abundance of individuals that can result in compositional and functional changes of …

Three decades of research have demonstrated that biodiversity can promote the functioning
of ecosystems. Yet, it is unclear whether the positive effects of biodiversity on ecosystem …

Microorganisms in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are essential for water purification
to protect public and environmental health. However, the diversity of microorganisms and …

Approximately 25 years ago, ecologists became increasingly interested in the question of
whether ongoing biodiversity loss matters for the functioning of ecosystems. As such, a new …