Bumble bees (Bombus) are unusually important pollinators, with approximately 260 wild
species native to all biogeographic regions except sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, and New …

Climate change impacts biodiversity and is driving range shifts of species and populations
across the globe. To understand the effects of climate warming on biota, long-term …

Species are altering their ranges as a response to climate change, but the magnitude and
direction of observed range shifts vary considerably among species. The ability to persist in …

Climate change may be a major threat to global biodiversity, especially to tropical species.
Yet, why tropical species are more vulnerable to climate change remains unclear. Tropical …

Insects do not live in isolation. They interact with the abiotic environment and are major
components of the terrestrial and freshwater biotic milieus. They are crucial to so many …

The natural environment has been significantly altered by human activity over the past few
decades. There is evidence we are now experiencing the sixth mass extinction, as many …

Climate change has a worldwide impact on biodiversity and ecosystem functions, in
particular by causing shifts in species distributions and changes in species communities …

Pollinators at high elevations face multiple threats from climate change including heat stress,
failure to phenological match advancing flower resources and competitive pressure from …

Understanding the abundance and distribution patterns of species at large spatial scales is
one of the goals of biogeography and macroecology, as it helps researchers and authorities …

Introduction: Climate change is threatening biodiversity hotspots. Notably, alpine
bumblebees, which are mostly associated with a cold ecological niche, face a higher risk of …