Forest microclimates contrast strongly with the climate outside forests. To fully understand
and better predict how forests' biodiversity and functions relate to climate and climate …

Estimating biodiversity change across the planet in the context of widespread human
modification is a critical challenge. Here, we review how biodiversity has changed in recent …

Effective policies to halt biodiversity loss require knowing which anthropogenic drivers are
the most important direct causes. Whereas previous knowledge has been limited in scope …

Climate change is a pervasive threat to biodiversity. While range shifts are a known
consequence of climate warming contributing to regional community change, less is known …

Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from
estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic …

Rising temperatures are leading to increased prevalence of warm-affinity species in
ecosystems, known as thermophilisation. However, factors influencing variation in …

Climate change and habitat loss present serious threats to nature. Yet, due to a lack of
historical land-use data, the potential for land-use change and baseline land-use conditions …

The contributions of species to ecosystem functions or services depend not only on their
presence but also on their local abundance. Progress in predictive spatial modelling has …

Driven by climate change, marine biodiversity is undergoing a phase of rapid change that
has proven to be even faster than changes observed in terrestrial ecosystems …

Although climate change projections indicate significant threats to terrestrial biodiversity, the
effects are much more profound and striking in the marine environment. Here we explore …