Climate, physical landscapes, and biota interact to generate heterogeneous hydrologic
conditions in space and over time, which are reflected in spatial patterns of species …

BACKGROUND The pace and magnitude of human-caused global change has accelerated
dramatically over the past 50 years, overwhelming the capacity of many ecosystems and …

The goals of the Earth Biogenome Project—to sequence the genomes of all eukaryotic life
on earth—are as daunting as they are ambitious. The Darwin Tree of Life Project was …

Protecting biodiversity against the impacts of climate change requires effective conservation
strategies that safeguard species at risk of extinction. Microrefugia allowed populations to …

The role of modern climatic microrefugia is a neglected aspect in the study of biotic
responses to anthropogenic climate change. Current projections of species redistribution at …

Abstract Today East Asia harbors many “relict” plant species whose ranges were much
larger during the Paleogene-Neogene and earlier. The ecological and climatic conditions …

How modern humans dispersed into Eurasia and Australasia, including the number of
separate expansions and their timings, is highly debated [1, 2]. Two categories of models …

Refugia have long been studied from paleontological and biogeographical perspectives to
understand how populations persisted during past periods of unfavorable climate. Recently …

Cannabis: Evolution and Ethnobotany is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of
the natural origins and early evolution of this famous plant, highlighting its historic role in the …

Climate refugia, locations where taxa survive periods of regionally adverse climate, are
thought to be critical for maintaining biodiversity through the glacial–interglacial climate …