Agriculture and development transform forest ecosystems to human‐modified landscapes.
Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the appropriate …

Wild bee populations are declining due to human activities, such as land use change, which
strongly affect the composition and diversity of available plants and food sources. The …

Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Insect pollinator biodiversity is changing rapidly, with potential consequences for the
provision of crop pollination. However, the role of land use–climate interactions in pollinator …

Human activities, especially conversion and degradation of habitats, are causing global
biodiversity declines. How local ecological assemblages are responding is less clear—a …

Large changes in biodiversity are expected to occur if climate change continues at its current
pace. Adverse effects include changes in species habitats and compositions, and …

Covering 35% of Europe's land area, forest ecosystems play a crucial role in safeguarding
biodiversity and mitigating climate change. Yet, forest degradation continues to undermine …

Rapid urbanization has resulted in fragmentation and decreased connectivity in urban
landscapes, endangering regional biodiversity conservation and high-quality, sustainable …

Human use of the land (for agriculture and settlements) has a substantial negative effect on
biodiversity globally. However, not all species are adversely affected by land use, and …

Aim Elucidating patterns in species responses to habitat fragmentation is an important focus
of ecology and conservation, but studies are often geographically restricted, taxonomically …