Climate change and California's terrestrial biodiversity

S Harrison, J Franklin, RR Hernandez… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
In this review and synthesis, we argue that California is an important test case for the nation
and world because terrestrial biodiversity is very high, present and anticipated threats to …

Plant disease risk is modified by multiple global change drivers

AL Laine - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Plant diseases are strongly influenced by host biodiversity, spatial structure, and abiotic
conditions. All of these are undergoing rapid change, as the climate is warming, habitats are …

South America climate change revealed through climate indices projected by GCMs and Eta-RCM ensembles

MS Reboita, CAC Kuki, VH Marrafon, CA de Souza… - Climate Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
Studies that evaluate climate change projections over the whole of South America (SA) and
including different seasons and models are scarce. In this context, the objective of this work …

Global patterns and climatic controls of forest structural complexity

M Ehbrecht, D Seidel, P Annighöfer, H Kreft… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The complexity of forest structures plays a crucial role in regulating forest ecosystem
functions and strongly influences biodiversity. Yet, knowledge of the global patterns and …

Responses of plant diversity to precipitation change are strongest at local spatial scales and in drylands

L Korell, H Auge, JM Chase, WS Harpole… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mitigating and adapting to climate change requires an understanding of the magnitude and
nature by which climate change will influence the diversity of plants across the world's …

One hundred important questions facing plant science: an international perspective

EM Armstrong, ER Larson, H Harper, CR Webb… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The 'One Hundred Important Questions Facing Plant Science Research'project
aimed to capture a global snapshot of the current issues and future questions facing plant …

Effects of moisture and density-dependent interactions on tropical tree diversity

E Lebrija-Trejos, A Hernández, SJ Wright - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Tropical tree diversity increases with rainfall,. Direct physiological effects of moisture
availability and indirect effects mediated by biotic interactions are hypothesized to contribute …

Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change

J Aguirre‐Gutiérrez, E Berenguer… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Tropical forests are some of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, yet their
functioning is threatened by anthropogenic disturbances and climate change. Global actions …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of climate change on immune responses and barrier defense

C Skevaki, KC Nadeau, ME Rothenberg… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change is not just jeopardizing the health of our planet, but it is increasingly
impacting our immune health. There is an expanding body of evidence that climate-related …

Climate change, tree demography, and thermophilization in western US forests

KC Rosenblad, KC Baer, DD Ackerly - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - pnas.org
Climate change is driving widespread changes in ecological communities. Warming
temperatures often shift community composition toward more heat-tolerant taxa. The factors …