Why are species' traits weak predictors of range shifts?

SR Beissinger, EA Riddell - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
We examine the evidence linking species' traits to contemporary range shifts and find they
are poor predictors of range shifts that have occurred over decades to a century. We then …

Artificial habitat structures for animal conservation: design and implementation, risks and opportunities

DJ Watchorn, MA Cowan, DA Driscoll… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss and degradation, and their interaction with other threats, are driving declines in
animal populations worldwide. One potential approach for mitigating these threats is to …

Functional connectivity of the world's protected areas

A Brennan, R Naidoo, L Greenstreet, Z Mehrabi… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Global policies call for connecting protected areas (PAs) to conserve the flow of animals and
genes across changing landscapes, yet whether global PA networks currently support …

[HTML][HTML] Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape

AC Burton, C Beirne, KM Gaynor, C Sun… - Nature ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Wildlife must adapt to human presence to survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical to
understand species responses to humans in different contexts. We used camera trapping as …

Protected areas are now the last strongholds for many imperiled mammal species

M Pacifici, M Di Marco, JEM Watson - Conservation Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The global network of terrestrial protected areas (PAs) has experienced a fourfold expansion
since the 1970s. Yet, there is increasing debate around the role of the global PA estate in …

Understanding the relationship between dispersal and range size

A Alzate, RE Onstein - Ecology Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The drivers of variability in species range sizes remain an outstanding enigma in ecology.
The theoretical expectation of a positive dispersal‐range size relationship has received …

[HTML][HTML] Historical and projected future range sizes of the world's mammals, birds, and amphibians

RM Beyer, A Manica - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Species' vulnerability to extinction is strongly impacted by their geographical range size.
Formulating effective conservation strategies therefore requires a better understanding of …

[HTML][HTML] Land-use and climate risk assessment for Earth's remaining wilderness

EF Asamoah, M Di Marco, JEM Watson, LJ Beaumont… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Earth's wilderness areas are reservoirs of genetic information and carbon storage systems,
and are vital to reducing extinction risks. Retaining the conservation value of these areas is …

Renewable energy and biological conservation in a changing world

HI Jager, RA Efroymson, RA McManamay - Biological Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
Without a shift to renewable energy sources, climate change will have adverse effects on
many terrestrial and aquatic species. On the other hand, replacing fossil fuels with …

A standard approach for including climate change responses in IUCN Red List assessments

G Mancini, L Santini, V Cazalis… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List is a central tool
for extinction risk monitoring and influences global biodiversity policy and action. But, to be …