Temperature and biodiversity influence community stability differently in birds and fishes

S Ghosh, B Matthews, OL Petchey - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2024 - nature.com
Determining the factors that affect community stability is crucial to understanding the
maintenance of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the face of global warming. We …

The utility of the Living Planet Index as a policy tool and for measuring nature recovery

L McRae, R Cornford, V Marconi… - Philosophical …, 2025 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Living Planet Index (LPI) is a leading global biodiversity indicator based on vertebrate
population time series. Since it was first developed over 25 years ago, the LPI has been …

Unlocking the Value of Ranger‐Based Monitoring for Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Area Management

T Kuiper, A Dancer, CM Beale, A Ghoddousi… - Conservation …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, hundreds of thousands of rangers patrol protected areas every day. The data they
collect have immense potential for monitoring biodiversity and threats to it. Technologies like …

The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement need a joint work programme for climate, nature and people

I Boran, N Pettorelli - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The global climate and biodiversity crises are closely intertwined, yet no policy instrument
currently tackles both jointly. This is problematic, as the lack of international platforms for …

Non‐linearity and Temporal Variability Are Overlooked Components of Global Vertebrate Population Dynamics

M Boennec, V Dakos, V Devictor - Diversity and Distributions, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Population dynamics are usually assessed through linear trend analysis, quantifying
their general direction. However, linear trends may hide substantial variations in population …

A Method for Conveying Confidence in iNaturalist Observations: A Case Study Using Non‐Native Marine Species

SJ Ackland, DM Richardson… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Concerns and limitations relating to data quality, reliability and accuracy hamper the use of
citizen science initiatives in research and conservation. Valued for their cost‐effective and …

[HTML][HTML] Five recommendations to fill the blank space in indicators at local and short-term scales

K Hébert, M Jousse, J Serrano, DN Karger… - Biological …, 2025 - Elsevier
The year 2030 is rapidly approaching. Building, monitoring, and reporting indicators to
evaluate the 2030 targets in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is …

[HTML][HTML] Realising the potential of interoperable data products to improve the outlook for marine biodiversity: Lessons from the European marine observation and data …

TJ Webb, J Beja, SJF Bejarano, E Ramos… - Marine Policy, 2025 - Elsevier
Policies responding to increasing pressures on marine biodiversity require adequate data to
support their implementation and to monitor their effectiveness. Marine biodiversity science …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding and counteracting the denial of insect biodiversity loss

ME Saunders, AC Lees, EM Grames - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2025 - Elsevier
Highlights•Globally, biodiversity loss is impairing ecosystem function•Insect biodiversity is
impacted by multiple anthropogenic and environmental drivers•Scientific uncertainty about …

No General Trend in Functional Diversity in Bird and Mammal Communities Despite Compositional Change

KEA Norman, P de Valpine… - Global Ecology and …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Despite unprecedented environmental change due to anthropogenic pressure, recent
work has found increasing dissimilarity due to turnover but no overall trend in species …