The effects of climate change on biodiversity are increasingly well documented, and many
methods have been developed to assess species' vulnerability to climatic changes, both …

Wild edible fruits hold great potential for improving human diets, especially in agricultural
societies of the developing world. In Africa, a well-known supplier of such fruits is the …

Increasing connectivity is an important strategy for facilitating species range shifts and
maintaining biodiversity in the face of climate change. To date, however, few researchers …

Recent studies have underlined the importance of climatic variables in determining tree
height and biomass in tropical forests. Nonetheless, the effects of climate on tropical forest …

Global change is expected to impact on the distribution and abundance of forests. Spain
represents the southwestern limit of distribution for several types of deciduous forests and …

Over the last decades agroforestry parklands in Burkina Faso have come under increasing
demographic as well as climatic pressures, which are threatening indigenous tree species …

Madagascar, a globally renowned biodiversity hotspot characterized by high rates of
endemism, is one of the few remaining refugia for many plants and animal species …

Very large tropical forest trees ('mega-trees') represent an irreplaceable habitat associated
with large benefits in terms of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Here we provide a …

Protected areas (PAs) are key for conserving rainforest species, but many PAs are becoming
increasingly isolated within agricultural landscapes, which may have detrimental …

This study aimed to assess the impacts of climate change on the distribution of major tree
species in the temperate forests of Northern Iran (also known as Hyrcanian forests). We …