Biodiversity monitoring is an almost inconceivable challenge at the scale of the entire Earth.
The current (and soon to be flown) generation of spaceborne and airborne optical sensors …

Climate change threatens the health and survival of urban trees and the various benefits
they deliver to urban inhabitants. Here, we show that 56% and 65% of species in 164 cities …

Despite the paramount role of plant diversity for ecosystem functioning, biogeochemical
cycles, and human welfare, knowledge of its global distribution is still incomplete, hampering …

We discuss which plant species are likely to become winners, that is achieve the highest
global abundance, in changing landscapes, and whether plant‐associated microbes play a …

The reliable mapping of species richness is a crucial step for the identification of areas of
high conservation priority, alongside other value and threat considerations. This is …

Recent extreme wildfire seasons in several regions have been associated with exceptionally
hot, dry conditions, made more probable by climate change. Much research has focused on …

Landscape patterns are important drivers of biodiversity. Owing to differences in vegetation
types, sampling methods, diversity measures, spatial scales, and landscape levels, the …

Question When evaluating forests in terms of their biodiversity, distinctiveness and
naturalness, the affinity of the constituent species to forests is a crucial parameter. Here we …

Global maps of plant functional traits are essential for studying the dynamics of the terrestrial
biosphere, yet the spatial distribution of trait measurements remains sparse. With the …

Ecosystem stability is essential for the sustainable provision of diverse ecosystem services.
However, the factors that maintain ecosystem stability and their relative importance on the …