Climate change and elevational range shifts in insects
CM McCain, CF Garfinkel - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Many montane insects are moving upward with warming temperatures: 51–61%
depending on the metric.•However, many montane insects are not tracking temperature …
depending on the metric.•However, many montane insects are not tracking temperature …
The complexity of global change and its effects on insects
Highlights•Global change includes multiple overlapping and interacting drivers.•These
drivers can have complex and counterintuitive effects on insects.•Global change reorganizes …
drivers can have complex and counterintuitive effects on insects.•Global change reorganizes …
The undetectability of global biodiversity trends using local species richness
Although species are being lost at alarming rates, previous research has provided
conflicting results on the extent and even direction of global biodiversity change at the local …
conflicting results on the extent and even direction of global biodiversity change at the local …
Regional occupancy increases for widespread species but decreases for narrowly distributed species in metacommunity time series
While human activities are known to elicit rapid turnover in species composition through
time, the properties of the species that increase or decrease their spatial occupancy …
time, the properties of the species that increase or decrease their spatial occupancy …
Range edges of North American marine species are tracking temperature over decades
A Fredston, M Pinsky, RL Selden… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the dynamics of species range edges in the modern era is key to addressing
fundamental biogeographic questions about abiotic and biotic drivers of species …
fundamental biogeographic questions about abiotic and biotic drivers of species …
[HTML][HTML] Heterogeneity in habitat and microclimate delay butterfly community tracking of climate change over an elevation gradient
Gradients in community diversity and composition rarely track rates of warming, prompting
efforts to understand the factors causing non-equilibrium responses to climatic change and …
efforts to understand the factors causing non-equilibrium responses to climatic change and …
Eight things you should never do in a monitoring program: an Australian perspective
Monitoring is critical to gauge the effect of environmental management interventions as well
as to measure the effects of human disturbances such as climate change. Recognition of the …
as to measure the effects of human disturbances such as climate change. Recognition of the …
Smaller, more diverse and on the way to the top: Rapid community shifts of montane wild bees within an extraordinary hot decade
F Maihoff, N Friess, B Hoiss… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Global warming is assumed to restructure mountain insect communities in space and
time. Theory and observations along climate gradients predict that insect abundance and …
time. Theory and observations along climate gradients predict that insect abundance and …
Climate change impacts on Mediterranean vegetation are amplified at low altitudes
A Saatkamp, O Argagnon, V Noble… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim In the face of ongoing climate warming, we wanted to quantify impacts on vegetation at
one of the major climatic and biogeographical boundaries of Europe, the limit between the …
one of the major climatic and biogeographical boundaries of Europe, the limit between the …
A framework and case study to systematically identify long‐term insect abundance and diversity datasets
Biodiversity is in crisis, and insects are no exception. To understand insect population and
community trends globally, it is necessary to identify and synthesize diverse datasets …
community trends globally, it is necessary to identify and synthesize diverse datasets …