Species distribution models (SDMs) are widely used in ecology. In theory, SDMs capture (at
least part of) species' ecological niches and can be used to make inferences about the …

Niche breadth is a unifying concept spanning diverse aspects of ecology, evolution, and
conservation biology. Niche breadth usually refers to the diversity of resources used or …

Generalizing the effect of traits on performance across species may be achievable if traits
explain variation in population fitness. However, testing relationships between traits and vital …

Environmental changes are expected to alter both the distribution and the abundance of
organisms. A disproportionate amount of past work has focused on distribution only, either …

Climate change will likely reshuffle ecological communities, causing novel species
interactions that could profoundly influence how populations and communities respond to …

Forecasting ecological responses to climate change, invasion, and their interaction must rely
on understanding underlying mechanisms. However, such forecasts require extrapolation …

The field of plant population ecology has advanced considerably in the last decade since
the first edition was published. In particular there have been substantial and ongoing …

The impacts of climate change have re‐energized interest in understanding the role of
climate in setting species geographic range edges. Despite the strong focus on species' …

The relationship between the performance of individuals and the surrounding environment
is fundamental in ecology and evolutionary biology. Assessing how abiotic and biotic …

Estimates of the percentage of species “committed to extinction” by climate change range
from 15% to 37%. The question is whether factors other than climate need to be included in …