Land‐use change is considered the greatest threat to nature, having caused worldwide declines in the abundance, diversity, and health of species and ecosystems. Despite …
Several previous studies have investigated changes in insect biodiversity, with some highlighting declines and others showing turnover in species composition without net …
LG Crozier, MM McClure, T Beechie, SJ Bograd… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Major ecological realignments are already occurring in response to climate change. To be successful, conservation strategies now need to account for geographical patterns in traits …
A century ago, only 15% of Earth's surface was used to grow crops and raise livestock 1. Today, more than 77% of land (excluding Antarctica) and 87% of the ocean has been …
Humans are transforming the biosphere in unprecedented ways, raising the important question of how these impacts are changing biodiversity. Here we argue that our …
Protected areas (PAs) are the primary strategy for slowing terrestrial biodiversity loss. Although expansion of PA coverage is prioritized under the Convention on Biological …
Global change drivers are known to interact in their effects on biodiversity, but much research to date ignores this complexity. As a consequence, there are problems in the …
The effects of climate change on biodiversity are increasingly well documented, and many methods have been developed to assess species' vulnerability to climatic changes, both …
Insect pollinator biodiversity is changing rapidly, with potential consequences for the provision of crop pollination. However, the role of land use–climate interactions in pollinator …