Mitigating the precipitous decline of terrestrial European insects: Requirements for a new strategy
JC Habel, MJ Samways, T Schmitt - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2019 - Springer
Severe decline in terrestrial insect species richness, abundance, flying biomass, and local
extinctions across Europe are cause for alarm. Here, we summarize this decline, and identify …
extinctions across Europe are cause for alarm. Here, we summarize this decline, and identify …
The long-term restoration of ecosystem complexity
Multiple large-scale restoration strategies are emerging globally to counteract ecosystem
degradation and biodiversity loss. However, restoration often remains insufficient to offset …
degradation and biodiversity loss. However, restoration often remains insufficient to offset …
Widespread winners and narrow-ranged losers: Land use homogenizes biodiversity in local assemblages worldwide
Human use of the land (for agriculture and settlements) has a substantial negative effect on
biodiversity globally. However, not all species are adversely affected by land use, and …
biodiversity globally. However, not all species are adversely affected by land use, and …
Disentangling biotic interactions, environmental filters, and dispersal limitation as drivers of species co‐occurrence
A key focus in ecology is to search for community assembly rules. Here we compare two
community modelling frameworks that integrate a combination of environmental and spatial …
community modelling frameworks that integrate a combination of environmental and spatial …
Contributions of Quaternary botany to modern ecology and biogeography
HJB Birks - Plant Ecology & Diversity, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …
Late inception of a resiliently oxygenated upper ocean
Rising oceanic and atmospheric oxygen levels through time have been crucial to enhanced
habitability of surface Earth environments. Few redox proxies can track secular variations in …
habitability of surface Earth environments. Few redox proxies can track secular variations in …
Predicting thermal adaptation by looking into populations' genomic past
AJ Cortés, F López-Hernández… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Molecular evolution offers an insightful theory to interpret the genomic consequences of
thermal adaptation to previous events of climate change beyond range shifts. However …
thermal adaptation to previous events of climate change beyond range shifts. However …
Long-term large-scale decline in relative abundances of butterfly and burnet moth species across south-western Germany
Current studies have shown a severe general decline in insect species diversity, their
abundance, and a biomass reduction of flying insects. Most of previous studies have been …
abundance, and a biomass reduction of flying insects. Most of previous studies have been …
Integrating biogeography and behavioral ecology to rapidly address biodiversity loss
Addressing climate change and biodiversity loss will be the defining ecological, political,
and humanitarian challenge of our time. Alarmingly, policymakers face a narrowing window …
and humanitarian challenge of our time. Alarmingly, policymakers face a narrowing window …
Late Pleistocene megafauna extinction leads to missing pieces of ecological space in a North American mammal community
FA Smith, EA Elliott Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The conservation status of large-bodied mammals is dire. Their decline has serious
consequences because they have unique ecological roles not replicated by smaller-bodied …
consequences because they have unique ecological roles not replicated by smaller-bodied …