Human-mediated changes to natural ecosystems have consequences for both ecosystem
and human health. Historically, efforts to preserve or restore 'biodiversity'can seem to be in …

In this perspective paper, we emphasize the importance that integrative mechanisms, and
especially the GC (glucocorticoid) stress response, can play in the ability of vertebrates to …

Although habitat fragmentation is often assumed to be a primary driver of extinction, global
patterns of fragmentation and its relationship to extinction risk have not been consistently …

Understanding how biological and environmental factors interactively shape the global
distribution of plant and animal genetic diversity is fundamental to biodiversity conservation …

Neonicotinoid insecticides are being widely used and have raised concerns about negative
impacts on non-target organisms. However, there has been no large-scale, generalizable …

Some of the most profound effects of climate change on ecological communities are due to
alterations in species interactions rather than direct physiological effects of changing …

Disentangling the mechanisms mediating the coexistence of habitat specialists and
generalists has been a long-standing subject of investigation. However, the roles of species …

Climate change is reported to have caused widespread changes to species' populations
and ecological communities. Warming has been associated with population declines in long …

Mountain areas often hold special species communities, and they are high on the list of
conservation concern. Global warming and changes in human land use, such as grazing …

Climate change is among the key anthropogenic factors affecting species' distribution, with
important consequences for conservation. However, little is known concerning the …