Wild animals and plants have developed a variety of adaptive traits driven by adaptive
evolution, an important strategy for species survival and persistence. Uncovering the …

Functional ecology is the branch of ecology that focuses on various functions that species
play in the community or ecosystem in which they occur. This accessible guide offers the …

Climate change profoundly affects the timing of seasonal activities of organisms, known as
phenology. The impact of climate change is not unidirectional; it is also influenced by plant …

Accounting for population-level adaptation and migration remains a central challenge to
predicting climate change effects on biodiversity. Assessing how climate change could …

Species distribution models, also known as ecological niche models or habitat suitability
models, have become commonplace for addressing fundamental and applied biodiversity …

Madagascar has experienced extensive deforestation and overharvesting, and
anthropogenic climate change will compound these pressures. Anticipating these threats to …

Aim Species distribution models are used across evolution, ecology, conservation and
epidemiology to make critical decisions and study biological phenomena, often in cases …

Climate adaptation and dispersal can determine a species' response to climate change.
However, quantifying how they can mitigate climate change risks remains a challenge. Here …

Soil bacteria are largely missing from future biodiversity assessments hindering
comprehensive forecasts of ecosystem changes. Soil bacterial communities are expected to …

Models of species' distributions and niches are frequently used to infer the importance of
range‐and niche‐defining variables. However, the degree to which these models can …