Birds are among the most widely studied organisms on earth and represent an important
indicator group for learning about the effects of climate change–particularly in regard to the …

Climate change is taking place more rapidly and severely in the Arctic than anywhere on the
globe, exposing Arctic vertebrates to a host of impacts. Changes in the cryosphere dominate …

Recent assessment reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and
the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services …

Current predictions of extinction risks from climate change vary widely depending on the
specific assumptions and geographic and taxonomic focus of each study. I synthesized …

Over the past few decades, land-use and climate change have led to substantial range
contractions and species extinctions. Even more dramatic changes to global land cover are …

The potential effects of the proposed increase in wind energy developments on birds are
explored using information from studies of existing wind farms. Evidence of the four main …

Climate change is an important cause of the irreversible transformation of habitats, of the
rapid extinction of species, and of the dramatic changes in entire communities, especially for …

Long-distance migrations are among the wonders of the natural world, but this multi-taxon
review shows that the characteristics of species that undertake such movements appear to …

Wind-farms receive public and governmental support as an alternative energy source
mitigating air pollution. However, they can have adverse effects on wildlife, particularly …

Many species have already shifted their distributions in response to recent climate change.
Here, we aimed at predicting the future breeding distributions of European birds under …