Background Changes in Earth's climate over time can be measured in many ways. The
different metrics available represent alternative dimensions of climate change, each with …

Although often not collected specifically for the purposes of conservation, herbarium
specimens offer sufficient information to reconstruct parameters that are needed to …

Studying and protecting each and every living species on Earth is a major challenge of the
21st century. Yet, most species remain unknown or unstudied, while others attract most of …

Gaps in digital accessible information (DAI) on species distributions hamper prospects of
safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services, and addressing central ecological and …

Maps of species' distributions or habitat suitability are required for many aspects of
environmental research, resource management and conservation planning. These include …

Deforestation is currently the major threat to Amazonian tree species but climate change
may surpass it in just a few decades. Here, we show that climate and deforestation …

During the last centuries, humans have transformed global ecosystems. With their temporal
dimension, herbaria provide the otherwise scarce long‐term data crucial for tracking …

Specimens of plants and animals preserved in museums are the primary source of verifiable
data on the geographical and temporal distribution of organisms. Museum datasets are …

Amazonia is the most biodiverse rainforest on Earth, and the debate over how many tree
species grow there remains contentious. Here we provide a checklist of all tree species …

Aim Climate change causes shifts in species distributions, or 'migrations'. Despite the
centrality of species distributions to biodiversity conservation, the demonstrated large …