Despite their extent and socio‐ecological importance, a comprehensive biogeographical
synthesis of drylands is lacking. Here we synthesize the biogeography of key organisms …

The strategic goals of the United Nations and the Aichi Targets for biodiversity conservation
have not been met. Instead, biodiversity has continued to rapidly decrease, especially in …

Aridity, which is increasing worldwide because of climate change, affects the structure and
functioning of dryland ecosystems. Whether aridification leads to gradual (versus abrupt) …

Land-use intensification is a major driver of biodiversity loss. However, understanding how
different components of land use drive biodiversity loss requires the investigation of multiple …

Soil bacteria and fungi play key roles in the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, yet our
understanding of their responses to climate change lags significantly behind that of other …

Plant biodiversity is often correlated with ecosystem functioning in terrestrial ecosystems.
However, we know little about the relative and combined effects of above-and belowground …

Drylands cover more than 40% of the terrestrial surface, and their global extent and
socioecological importance will increase in the future due to the forecasted increases in …

With ongoing climate change, the probability of crossing environmental thresholds
promoting abrupt changes in ecosystem structure and functioning is higher than ever. In …

Intransitive competition networks, those in which there is no single best competitor, may
ensure species coexistence. However, their frequency and importance in maintaining …

The environment is continually challenging plants, and in response they use various coping
strategies, such as adaptation of their growth. Thermomorphogenesis is a specific growth …