BACKGROUND Climate change impacts have now been documented across every
ecosystem on Earth, despite an average warming of only~ 1° C so far. Here, we describe the …

As climate change progresses, we are observing widespread changes in phenotypes in
many plant populations. Whether these phenotypic changes are directly caused by climate …

Extreme events can be a major driver of evolutionary change over geological and
contemporary timescales. Outstanding examples are evolutionary diversification following …

Climate change poses critical challenges for population persistence in natural communities,
for agriculture and environmental sustainability, and for food security. In this review, we …

The finding that adaptive evolution can often be substantial enough to alter ecological
dynamics challenges traditional views of community ecology that ignore evolution. Here, we …

There is now compelling evidence of a reduction of pollinator richness and density at a
global scale. In this opinion article, we argue that such pollinator decline intensifies pollen …

Classic research on elevational gradients in plant–herbivore interactions holds that insect
herbivore pressure is stronger under warmer, less seasonal climates characteristic of low …

Modern reliance on fossil fuels has ushered in extreme temperatures globally and abnormal
precipitation patterns in many regions. Although the climate is changing rapidly, other …

Climate warming leads to a decrease in biodiversity. Organisms can deal with the new
prevailing environmental conditions by one of two main routes, namely evolving new genetic …

Drought is one of the most important threats to plants and agriculture. Here, the effects of
four drought levels (90%, 55%, 40%, and 25% field capacity) on the relative water content …