A framework for the detection and attribution of biodiversity change

A Gonzalez, JM Chase… - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The causes of biodiversity change are of great scientific interest and central to policy efforts
aimed at meeting biodiversity targets. Changes in species diversity and high rates of …

Looking back on biodiversity change: lessons for the road ahead

M Dornelas, JM Chase, NJ Gotelli… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …

The urgency of food system transformation is now irrefutable

P Webb, TG Benton, J Beddington, D Flynn, NM Kelly… - Nature Food, 2020 - nature.com
To the Editor—Poor diets are the main contributor to the global burden of disease,
accounting for 20% of premature disease-mediated mortality worldwide 1. Approximately 3 …

Estimating the characteristic spatiotemporal variation in habitat quality using the invest model—A case study from Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area

L Wu, C Sun, F Fan - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The intensity of human activity, habitat loss and habitat degradation have significant impacts
on biodiversity. Habitat quality plays an important role in spatial dynamics when evaluating …

Protected areas slow declines unevenly across the tetrapod tree of life

A Justin Nowakowski, JI Watling, A Murray… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Protected areas (PAs) are the primary strategy for slowing terrestrial biodiversity loss.
Although expansion of PA coverage is prioritized under the Convention on Biological …

[HTML][HTML] Do carbon footprint labels promote climatarian diets? Evidence from a large-scale field experiment

PM Lohmann, E Gsottbauer, A Doherty… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
We estimate the causal effect of carbon footprint labels on individual food choices and
quantify potential carbon emission reductions, using data from a large-scale field experiment …

Spatial characteristics and driving factors of urban flooding in Chinese megacities

Y Wang, C Li, M Liu, Q Cui, H Wang, LV Jianshu, B Li… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in hydrological processes caused by rapid urbanization lead to the
growing incidence of urban flooding, which is a major challenge to urban sustainability …

The breakdown of ecosystem functionality driven by deforestation in a global biodiversity hotspot

D Faria, JC Morante-Filho, J Baumgarten… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pace of deforestation in tropical forests has achieved unprecedented rates, requiring
effective and achievable conservation mitigations that are also easily understood by society …

Directional turnover towards larger‐ranged plants over time and across habitats

IR Staude, HM Pereira, GN Daskalova… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species turnover is ubiquitous. However, it remains unknown whether certain types of
species are consistently gained or lost across different habitats. Here, we analysed the …

Analyzing the impacts of topographic factors and land cover characteristics on waterlogging events in urban functional zones

W Liu, X Zhang, Q Feng, T Yu, BA Engel - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization and climate changes result in frequent occurrence of urban waterlogging
disasters, which cause serious economic damage and pose a threat to residents' safety …