[HTML][HTML] Scientists' warning–The outstanding biodiversity of islands is in peril

JM Fernández-Palacios, H Kreft, SDH Irl… - Global ecology and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Despite islands contributing only 6.7% of land surface area, they harbor~ 20% of
the Earth's biodiversity, but unfortunately also~ 50% of the threatened species and 75% of …

Scientists' warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change

R Cavicchioli, WJ Ripple, KN Timmis, F Azam… - Nature Reviews …, 2019‏ - nature.com
In the Anthropocene, in which we now live, climate change is impacting most life on Earth.
Microorganisms support the existence of all higher trophic life forms. To understand how …

Land conversion to agriculture induces taxonomic homogenization of soil microbial communities globally

Z Peng, X Qian, Y Liu, X Li, H Gao, Y An, J Qi… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Agriculture contributes to a decline in local species diversity and to above-and below-
ground biotic homogenization. Here, we conduct a continental survey using 1185 soil …

Deciphering factors driving soil microbial life‐history strategies in restored grasslands

Y Yang, Y Dou, B Wang, Z Xue, Y Wang, S An… - IMeta, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
In macroecology, the concept of r‐and K‐strategy has been widely applied, yet, there have
been limited studies on microbial life‐history strategies in temperate grasslands using …

Future emergence of new ecosystems caused by glacial retreat

JB Bosson, M Huss, S Cauvy-Fraunié, JC Clément… - Nature, 2023‏ - nature.com
Glacier shrinkage and the development of post-glacial ecosystems related to anthropogenic
climate change are some of the fastest ongoing ecosystem shifts, with marked ecological …

Utilization of agricultural waste biomass and recycling toward circular bioeconomy

P Kumar Sarangi, S Subudhi, L Bhatia, K Saha… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023‏ - Springer
The major global concern on energy is focused on conventional fossil resources. The
burning of fossil fuels is an origin of greenhouse gas emissions resulting in the utmost threat …

Guiding principles for rewilding

S Carver, I Convery, S Hawkins, R Beyers… - Conservation …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
There has been much recent interest in the concept of rewilding as a tool for nature
conservation, but also confusion over the idea, which has limited its utility. We developed a …

Fishing for fish environmental DNA: Ecological applications, methodological considerations, surveying designs, and ways forward

M Yao, S Zhang, Q Lu, X Chen, SY Zhang… - Molecular …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Vast global declines of freshwater and marine fish diversity and population abundance pose
serious threats to both ecosystem sustainability and human livelihoods. Environmental DNA …

A global-level assessment of the effectiveness of protected areas at resisting anthropogenic pressures

J Geldmann, A Manica, ND Burgess, L Coad… - Proceedings of the …, 2019‏ - pnas.org
One-sixth of the global terrestrial surface now falls within protected areas (PAs), making it
essential to understand how far they mitigate the increasing pressures on nature which …

Global shifts in mammalian population trends reveal key predictors of virus spillover risk

CK Johnson, PL Hitchens… - … of the Royal …, 2020‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Emerging infectious diseases in humans are frequently caused by pathogens originating
from animal hosts, and zoonotic disease outbreaks present a major challenge to global …