Biodiversity: Concepts, patterns, trends, and perspectives
Biodiversity, a term now widely employed in science, policy, and wider society, has a
burgeoning associated literature. We synthesize aspects of this literature, focusing on …
burgeoning associated literature. We synthesize aspects of this literature, focusing on …
Impacts of large herbivores on terrestrial ecosystems
Large herbivores play unique ecological roles and are disproportionately imperiled by
human activity. As many wild populations dwindle towards extinction, and as interest grows …
human activity. As many wild populations dwindle towards extinction, and as interest grows …
Baleen whale prey consumption based on high-resolution foraging measurements
Baleen whales influence their ecosystems through immense prey consumption and nutrient
recycling,–. It is difficult to accurately gauge the magnitude of their current or historic …
recycling,–. It is difficult to accurately gauge the magnitude of their current or historic …
[HTML][HTML] The role of large wild animals in climate change mitigation and adaptation
Two major environmental challenges of our time are responding to climate change and
reversing biodiversity decline. Interventions that simultaneously tackle both challenges are …
reversing biodiversity decline. Interventions that simultaneously tackle both challenges are …
Ecological consequences of human niche construction: Examining long-term anthropogenic shaping of global species distributions
The exhibition of increasingly intensive and complex niche construction behaviors through
time is a key feature of human evolution, culminating in the advanced capacity for ecosystem …
time is a key feature of human evolution, culminating in the advanced capacity for ecosystem …
Using paleo-archives to safeguard biodiversity under climate change
BACKGROUND Effects of recent global warming have been documented in every biome on
Earth. Safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services against future impacts requires …
Earth. Safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services against future impacts requires …
Seabirds enhance coral reef productivity and functioning in the absence of invasive rats
Biotic connectivity between ecosystems can provide major transport of organic matter and
nutrients, influencing ecosystem structure and productivity, yet the implications are poorly …
nutrients, influencing ecosystem structure and productivity, yet the implications are poorly …
Body size downgrading of mammals over the late Quaternary
Since the late Pleistocene, large-bodied mammals have been extirpated from much of Earth.
Although all habitable continents once harbored giant mammals, the few remaining species …
Although all habitable continents once harbored giant mammals, the few remaining species …
Megafauna and ecosystem function from the Pleistocene to the Anthropocene
Large herbivores and carnivores (the megafauna) have been in a state of decline and
extinction since the Late Pleistocene, both on land and more recently in the oceans. Much …
extinction since the Late Pleistocene, both on land and more recently in the oceans. Much …
Animals and the zoogeochemistry of the carbon cycle
BACKGROUND Modern advances in remote-sensing technology are providing
unprecedented opportunities to accurately measure the global distribution of carbon held in …
unprecedented opportunities to accurately measure the global distribution of carbon held in …