Karst ecosystems are formed by dissolution of soluble rocks, usually with conspicuous
landscape features, such as sharp peaks, steep slopes and deep valleys. The plants in karst …

Earth is facing simultaneous biodiversity and climate crises. Climate-change refugia–areas
that are relatively buffered from climate change–can help address both of these problems by …

Small natural features (SNFs), such as road verges, midfield islets, rocky outcrops and
ancient burial mounds, provide safe havens for species of natural habitats in human …

In the context of global warming, a clear understanding of microrefugia—microsites enabling
the survival of species populations outside their main range limits—is crucial. Several …

Local biodiversity hotspots are often located within regions where extreme and variable
environmental–eg, climatic and soil–conditions occur. These areas are conservation …

Understanding the processes that enable organisms to shift into more arid environments as
they emerge is critical for gauging resilience to climate change, yet these forces remain …

In intensively used landscapes biodiversity is often restricted to fragmented habitats.
Exploring the biodiversity potential of habitat fragments is essential in order to reveal their …

Refugia can facilitate the persistence of species under long-term environmental change, but
it is not clear if Pleistocene refugia will remain functional as anthropogenic climate change …

Microrefugia are small areas that support favourable climate and allow species to persist
during regional and global climate changes. Dolines in karst landscapes may provide such …

Microrefugia are often located within topographically complex regions where stable
environmental conditions prevail. Most of the studies concerning the distributions of climate …