Climate change as a global amplifier of human–wildlife conflict

B Abrahms, NH Carter, TJ Clark-Wolf… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
Climate change and human–wildlife conflict are both pressing challenges for biodiversity
conservation and human well-being in the Anthropocene. Climate change is a critical yet …

Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere

C Folke, S Polasky, J Rockström, V Galaz, F Westley… - Ambio, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an interconnected and tightly coupled globalized
world in rapid change. This article sets the scientific stage for understanding and responding …

Critical transitions in the Amazon forest system

BM Flores, E Montoya, B Sakschewski, N Nascimento… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The possibility that the Amazon forest system could soon reach a tip** point, inducing
large-scale collapse, has raised global concern,–. For 65 million years, Amazonian forests …

Light competition drives herbivore and nutrient effects on plant diversity

A Eskelinen, WS Harpole, MT Jessen, R Virtanen… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Enrichment of nutrients and loss of herbivores are assumed to cause a loss of plant diversity
in grassland ecosystems because they increase plant cover, which leads to a decrease of …

Psychological and physical connections with nature improve both human well-being and nature conservation: A systematic review of meta-analyses

G Barragan-Jason, M Loreau, C de Mazancourt… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite growing evidence that “connectedness” of humans with nature creates multiple
benefits for both humans and nature, these benefits are not fully considered by health and …

Impacts of large herbivores on terrestrial ecosystems

RM Pringle, JO Abraham, TM Anderson, TC Coverdale… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Large herbivores play unique ecological roles and are disproportionately imperiled by
human activity. As many wild populations dwindle towards extinction, and as interest grows …

Herbivory limits success of vegetation restoration globally

C Xu, BR Silliman, J Chen, X Li, MS Thomsen, Q Zhang… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Restoring vegetation in degraded ecosystems is an increasingly common practice for
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …

Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape

AC Burton, C Beirne, KM Gaynor, C Sun… - Nature ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Wildlife must adapt to human presence to survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical to
understand species responses to humans in different contexts. We used camera trap** as …

Dynamic landscapes of fear: understanding spatiotemporal risk

MS Palmer, KM Gaynor, JA Becker, JO Abraham… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
The landscape of fear (LOF) concept posits that prey navigate spatial heterogeneity in
perceived predation risk, balancing risk mitigation against other activities necessary for …

A global deal for nature: Guiding principles, milestones, and targets

E Dinerstein, C Vynne, E Sala, AR Joshi… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The Global Deal for Nature (GDN) is a time-bound, science-driven plan to save the diversity
and abundance of life on Earth. Pairing the GDN and the Paris Climate Agreement would …