Climate change may be an important threat to global biodiversity, potentially leading to the
extinction of numerous species. But how many? There have been various attempts to …

Summary The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration offers immense potential to return
hundreds of millions of hectares of degraded tropical landscapes to functioning ecosystems …

Functional traits offer a rich quantitative framework for develo** and testing theories in
evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science. However, the potential of functional …

Unveiling the processes that shape biodiversity patterns is a cornerstone of ecology. Land-
use diversity (ie, the variety of land-use categories within an area) is often considered an …

The audiovisual experience of observing birds in cities provides numerous benefits to
residents, but their diversity is endangered by urbanization. Although the magnitude of the …

Abstract Setting appropriate conservation strategies in a multi-threat world is a challenging
goal, especially because of natural complexity and budget limitations that prevent effective …

Climate change is always an immense challenge for conservation biologists in the
development and implementation of effective conservation strategies. The expected loss of …

Natal dispersal—the movement from birthplace to breeding location—is often considered
the most significant dispersal event in an animal's lifetime. Natal dispersal distances may be …

Wildlife trade is a multibillion-dollar industry targeting a hyperdiversity of species and can
contribute to major declines in abundance. A key question is understanding the global …

Aim How population density varies across animal species in the context of environmental
gradients, and associated migratory strategies, remains poorly understood. The recent influx …