Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi
Societal Impact Statement There is increasing awareness that plants and fungi, as natural
solutions, can play an important role in tackling ongoing global environmental challenges …
solutions, can play an important role in tackling ongoing global environmental challenges …
More losers than winners: investigating Anthropocene defaunation through the diversity of population trends
The global‐scale decline of animal biodiversity ('defaunation') represents one of the most
alarming consequences of human impacts on the planet. The quantification of this extinction …
alarming consequences of human impacts on the planet. The quantification of this extinction …
[HTML][HTML] A framework for complex climate change risk assessment
Real-world experience underscores the complexity of interactions among multiple drivers of
climate change risk and of how multiple risks compound or cascade. However, a holistic …
climate change risk and of how multiple risks compound or cascade. However, a holistic …
Impact of climate change on biodiversity loss: global evidence
The present study investigates the impact of climate change on biodiversity loss using global
data consisting of 115 countries. In this study, we measure biodiversity loss using data on …
data consisting of 115 countries. In this study, we measure biodiversity loss using data on …
Global protected areas as refuges for amphibians and reptiles under climate change
Abstract Protected Areas (PAs) are the cornerstone of biodiversity conservation. Here, we
collated distributional data for> 14,000 (~ 70% of) species of amphibians and reptiles …
collated distributional data for> 14,000 (~ 70% of) species of amphibians and reptiles …
Endemism increases species' climate change risk in areas of global biodiversity importance
Climate change affects life at global scales and across systems but is of special concern in
areas that are disproportionately rich in biological diversity and uniqueness. Using a meta …
areas that are disproportionately rich in biological diversity and uniqueness. Using a meta …
Insects and recent climate change
CA Halsch, AM Shapiro, JA Fordyce… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Insects have diversified through more than 450 million y of Earth's changeable climate, yet
rapidly shifting patterns of temperature and precipitation now pose novel challenges as they …
rapidly shifting patterns of temperature and precipitation now pose novel challenges as they …
Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity
In the 12 years since Dudgeon et al.(2006) reviewed major pressures on freshwater
ecosystems, the biodiversity crisis in the world's lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams and …
ecosystems, the biodiversity crisis in the world's lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams and …
Climate–land-use interactions shape tropical mountain biodiversity and ecosystem functions
Agriculture and the exploitation of natural resources have transformed tropical mountain
ecosystems across the world, and the consequences of these transformations for …
ecosystems across the world, and the consequences of these transformations for …
[HTML][HTML] A review of the combined effects of climate change and other local human stressors on the marine environment
Climate change (CC) is a key, global driver of change of marine ecosystems. At local and
regional scales, other local human stressors (LS) can interact with CC and modify its effects …
regional scales, other local human stressors (LS) can interact with CC and modify its effects …