Contributions of Quaternary botany to modern ecology and biogeography

HJB Birks - Plant Ecology & Diversity, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …

Modelling the spatial distribution of selected North American woodland mammals under future climate scenarios

JC Deb, G Forbes, DA MacLean - Mammal Review, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
North America has a diverse array of mammalian species. Model projections indicate
significant variations in future climate conditions of North America, and the habitats of …

Importance of species translocations under rapid climate change

N Butt, ALM Chauvenet, VM Adams… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Species that cannot adapt or keep pace with a changing climate are likely to need human
intervention to shift to more suitable climates. While hundreds of articles mention using …

Climate change-driven range losses among bumblebee species are poised to accelerate

C Sirois-Delisle, JT Kerr - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Climate change has shaped bee distributions over the past century. Here, we conducted the
first species-specific assessment of future climate change impacts on North American …

Assisted migration within species range ignores biotic interactions and lacks evidence

A Bucharova - Restoration Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In the context of climate change, many plant species may have problems adapting or
dispersing rapidly enough to keep pace with changing environmental conditions. Given …

The impact of climate change on the distribution of two threatened Dipterocarp trees

JC Deb, S Phinn, N Butt, CA McAlpine - Ecology and evolution, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Two ecologically and economically important, and threatened Dipterocarp trees Sal (Shorea
robusta) and Garjan (Dipterocarpus turbinatus) form mono‐specific canopies in dry …

Climate change may accelerate the decline of desert riparian forest in the lower Tarim River, Northwestern China: Evidence from tree-rings of Populus euphratica

H Zhou, Y Chen, C Zhu, Z Li, G Fang, Y Li, A Fu - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Although climate change has emerged as a major threat to biodiversity, few assessments
exist of the sensitivity of desert riparian forests to climate in extremely arid plain areas. We …

Predicting range shifts of three endangered endemic plants of the Khorassan-Kopet Dagh floristic province under global change

MB Erfanian, M Sagharyan, F Memariani… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Endemic plants of the Khorassan-Kopet Dagh (KK) floristic province in northeastern Iran,
southern Turkmenistan, and northwestern Afghanistan are often rare and range-restricted …

Climate change jointly with migration ability affect future range shifts of dominant fir species in Southwest China

Z Liao, L Zhang, MP Nobis, X Wu, K Pan… - Diversity and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim As a prominent geographical distribution centre for the dark coniferous forests,
mountains of Southwest China (MSWC) is experiencing an unprecedented warming trend …

Climate-Smart Siting for renewable energy expansion

U Ashraf, TL Morelli, AB Smith, RR Hernandez - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
A massive expansion of renewable energy (RE) is underway to meet the world's climate
goals. Although RE serves to reduce threats from climate change, it can also pose threats to …