Protecting biodiversity (in all its complexity): new models and methods

LJ Pollock, LMJ O'connor, K Mokany… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2020 - cell.com
We are facing a biodiversity crisis at the same time as we are acquiring an unprecedented
view of the world's biodiversity. Vast new datasets (eg, species distributions, traits …

Impacts of 1.5 C global warming on natural and human systems

O Hoegh Guldberg, D Jacob, M Taylor, M Bindi… - 2018 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
This Report responds to the invitation for IPCC?... to provide a Special Report in 2018 on the
impacts of global warming of 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels and related global …

A working guide to harnessing generalized dissimilarity modelling for biodiversity analysis and conservation assessment

K Mokany, C Ware, SNC Woolley… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Generalized dissimilarity modelling (GDM) is a powerful and unique method for
characterizing and predicting beta diversity, the change in biodiversity over space, time and …

Conservation strategies for the climate crisis: An update on three decades of biodiversity management recommendations from science

BC McLaughlin, SA Skikne, E Beller, RV Blakey… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past three decades, climate change adaptation has become a central focus in
conservation. To inform these efforts, the scientific community has provided a growing body …

Plasticity of functional traits varies clinally along a rainfall gradient in Eucalyptus tricarpa

EH McLean, SM Prober, WD Stock… - Plant, cell & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Widespread species often occur across a range of climatic conditions, through a
combination of local genetic adaptations and phenotypic plasticity. Species with greater …

Multi‐site generalised dissimilarity modelling: Using zeta diversity to differentiate drivers of turnover in rare and widespread species

G Latombe, C Hui, MA McGeoch - Methods in Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Generalised dissimilarity modelling (GDM) applies pairwise beta diversity as a measure of
species turnover with the purpose of explaining changes in species composition under …

A globally applicable indicator of the capacity of terrestrial ecosystems to retain biological diversity under climate change: The bioclimatic ecosystem resilience index

S Ferrier, TD Harwood, C Ware, AJ Hoskins - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
An important element of the Convention on Biological Diversity's Aichi Target 15–ie to
enhance “ecosystem resilience… through conservation and restoration”–remains largely …

[HTML][HTML] A good idea or just an idea: Which adaptation strategies for conservation are tested?

LJ Hansen, KN Braddock, DA Rudnick - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Several highly cited review articles identify recommended adaptation strategies for
conservation. However, those reviews do not include evaluation of whether the …

Informing climate adaptation pathways in multi-use woodland landscapes using the values-rules-knowledge framework

SM Prober, MJ Colloff, N Abel, S Crimp… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
An emerging planning framework for climate adaptation focuses on interactions among
societal values, institutional rules and scientific and experiential knowledge about …

Enhancing soil biophysical condition for climate-resilient restoration in mesic woodlands

SM Prober, J Stol, M Piper, V Gupta… - Ecological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Practitioners of ecological restoration must increasingly consider likely impacts of climate
change, requiring reassessment of limits to ecological recovery and persistence …