Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Although numerous species distribution models have been developed, most were based on
insufficient distribution data or used older climate change scenarios. We aimed to quantify …

Ecological restoration has a paradigm of re‐establishing 'indigenous reference'communities.
One resulting concern is that focussing on target communities may not necessarily create …

Models are useful tools for understanding and predicting ecological patterns and processes.
Under ongoing climate and biodiversity change, they can greatly facilitate decision‐making …

Habitat loss is a primary driver of global biodiversity decline, negatively impacting many
species, including native bees. One approach to counteract the consequences of habitat …

Result-based payment schemes (RBPS) offer a more flexible, innovative and performance-
oriented approach to biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services provision in …

Semi-natural grasslands are among the most species-rich ecosystems worldwide. However,
the maintenance of grassland biodiversity is seriously threatened by land-use change …

Juglans regia L. is a species of great importance for environmental management due to
attractive wood and nutritious fruits, but also high invasive potential. Thus, uncertainties …

The interacting impacts of habitat fragmentation and climate change present a substantial
threat for biodiversity, constituting a 'deadly anthropogenic cocktail'. A range of conservation …

Climate-change-induced habitat loss will be the largest global threat to biodiversity.
Therefore, quantifying regional species loss and turnover is important for alerting scientists …