[HTML][HTML] The herbarium of the future

CC Davis - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2023 - cell.com
The~ 400 million specimens deposited across~ 3000 herbaria are essential for:(i)
understanding where plants have lived in the past,(ii) forecasting where they may live in the …

Looking back on biodiversity change: lessons for the road ahead

M Dornelas, JM Chase, NJ Gotelli… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …

Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries

K Richardson, W Steffen, W Lucht, J Bendtsen… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
This planetary boundaries framework update finds that six of the nine boundaries are
transgressed, suggesting that Earth is now well outside of the safe operating space for …

Genetic diversity goals and targets have improved, but remain insufficient for clear implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

S Hoban, MW Bruford, JM da Silva, WC Funk… - Conservation …, 2023 - Springer
Genetic diversity among and within populations of all species is necessary for people and
nature to survive and thrive in a changing world. Over the past three years, commitments for …

A fast, reproducible, high-throughput variant calling workflow for population genomics

CD Mirchandani, AJ Shultz… - Molecular Biology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The increasing availability of genomic resequencing data sets and high-quality reference
genomes across the tree of life present exciting opportunities for comparative population …

A global meta-analysis reveals multilevel and context-dependent effects of climate change on subterranean ecosystems

I Vaccarelli, R Colado, S Pallares, DMP Galassi… - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
Subterranean ecosystems (eg, caves, groundwaters, fissure systems) are often overlooked
in global climate change and conservation agendas. This contrasts with their widespread …

A persistent major mutation in canonical jasmonate signaling is embedded in an herbivory-elicited gene network

R Ray, R Halitschke, K Gase… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
When insect herbivores attack plants, elicitors from oral secretions and regurgitants (OS)
enter wounds during feeding, eliciting defense responses. These generally require plant …

Evolving spatial conservation prioritization with intraspecific genetic data

M Andrello, C D'aloia, A Dalongeville… - Trends in ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
Spatial conservation prioritization (SCP) is a planning framework used to identify new
conservation areas on the basis of the spatial distribution of species, ecosystems, and their …

Monitoring status and trends in genetic diversity for the Convention on Biological Diversity: An ongoing assessment of genetic indicators in nine countries

S Hoban, JM da Silva, A Mastretta‐Yanes… - Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent scientific evidence shows that genetic diversity must be maintained, managed, and
monitored to protect biodiversity and nature's contributions to people. Three genetic diversity …

Opportunities and challenges for microbiomics in ecosystem restoration

JM Robinson, R Hodgson, SL Krauss… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Microbiomics is the science of characterizing microbial community structure, function, and
dynamics. It has great potential to advance our understanding of plant–soil–microbe …