Tropicalization is a term used to describe the transformation of temperate ecosystems by
poleward‐moving tropical organisms in response to warming temperatures. In North …

Human activities both depend upon and have consequences on the environment.
Environmental risk assessment (ERA) is a process of estimating the probability and …

Globally, collapse of ecosystems—potentially irreversible change to ecosystem structure,
composition and function—imperils biodiversity, human health and well‐being. We examine …

Assessing species' vulnerability to climate change is a prerequisite for developing effective
strategies to conserve them. The last three decades have seen exponential growth in the …

Mean surface temperatures have increased globally by~ 0.7 C per century since 1900 and
0.16 C per decade since 1970 (Levinson and Fettig 2014). Most of this warming is believed …

Cumulative environmental impacts driven by anthropogenic stressors lead to
disproportionate effects on indigenous communities that are reliant on land and water …

Methods to detect and monitor the spread of invasive grasses are critical to avoid ecosystem
transformations and large economic costs. The rapid spread of non‐native buffelgrass …

Studies of insect biodiversity and conservation in Australia have been severely limited by the
many undescribed species and paucity of taxonomists and insect ecologists. In this review, I …

The monitoring of invasive grasses and vegetation in remote areas is challenging, costly,
and on the ground sometimes dangerous. Satellite and manned aircraft surveys can assist …

An emerging planning framework for climate adaptation focuses on interactions among
societal values, institutional rules and scientific and experiential knowledge about …