The direct and indirect effects of extreme climate events on insects

A Filazzola, SF Matter, JS MacIvor - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Extreme climate events are predicted to increase in the future, which will have significant
effects on insect biodiversity. Research into this area has been rapidly expanding, but …

The role of landscape connectivity in maintaining pollinator biodiversity needs reconsideration

D Vasiliev, S Greenwood - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 - Springer
Despite ongoing conservation efforts, pollinator biodiversity continues to decline at
unprecedented rates. Conservation approaches tend to ignore landscape connectivity and …

[HTML][HTML] Marine heatwave drives cryptic loss of genetic diversity in underwater forests

CFD Gurgel, O Camacho, AJP Minne, T Wernberg… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
Extreme events have profound ecological impacts on species and ecosystems, including
range contractions and collapse of entire ecosystems. Although theory predicts that extreme …

Genetic tropicalisation following a marine heatwave

MA Coleman, AJP Minne, S Vranken, T Wernberg - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Extreme events are increasing globally with devastating ecological consequences, but the
impacts on underlying genetic diversity and structure are often cryptic and poorly …

Chromosome‐level genome assembly and population genetic analysis of a critically endangered rhododendron provide insights into its conservation

H Ma, Y Liu, D Liu, W Sun, X Liu, Y Wan… - The Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rhododendrons are woody plants, famous throughout the world as having high horticultural
value. However, many wild species are currently threatened with extinction. Here, we report …

Trapped within the city: Integrating demography, time since isolation and population‐specific traits to assess the genetic effects of urbanization

A Lourenço, D Álvarez, IJ Wang… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization is a severe form of habitat fragmentation that can cause many species to be
locally extirpated and many others to become trapped and isolated within an urban matrix …

Genotypic variation in response to extreme events may facilitate kelp adaptation under future climates

NA Alsuwaiyan, S Vranken, K Filbee-Dexter… - Marine Ecology …, 2021 - int-res.com
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) have caused declines in many kelp forests globally. Although
the ecological effects of these climatic extremes have been well examined, studies on the …

The value of considering demographic contributions to connectivity: a review

J Drake, X Lambin, C Sutherland - Ecography, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Connectivity is a central concept in ecology, wildlife management, and conservation
science. Understanding the role of connectivity in determining species persistence is …

Identifying barriers to gene flow and hierarchical conservation units from seascape genomics: a modelling framework applied to a marine predator

G Boussarie, P Momigliano, WD Robbins… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The ongoing decline of large marine vertebrates must be urgently mitigated, particularly
under increasing levels of climate change and other anthropogenic pressures. However …

Anthropogenic pressures negatively impact genomic diversity of the vulnerable seagrass Zostera capensis

NL Phair, RJ Toonen, ISS Knapp… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Zostera capensis is a keystone species providing essential ecosystem services to southern
African coastal systems. Like most seagrasses globally, Z. capensis is declining and under …