BACKGROUND Climate change impacts have now been documented across every
ecosystem on Earth, despite an average warming of only~ 1° C so far. Here, we describe the …

Hybridization may drive rare taxa to extinction through genetic swam**, where the rare
form is replaced by hybrids, or by demographic swam**, where population growth rates …

As Earth's climate rapidly changes, species range shifts are considered key to species
persistence. However, some range-shifting species will alter community structure and …

Evolutionary adaptation can be rapid and potentially help species counter stressful
conditions or realize ecological opportunities arising from climate change. The challenges …

Current rates of climate change require organisms to respond through migration, phenotypic
plasticity, or genetic changes via adaptation. We focused on questions regarding species' …

The rapid rate of current global climate change is having strong effects on many species
and, at least in some cases, is driving evolution, particularly when changes in conditions …

Human impact is noticeable around the globe, indicating that a new era might have begun:
the Anthropocene. Continuing human activities, including land‐use changes, introduction of …

Hybridization between naturally co-occurring species that normally do not interbreed is
being documented following anthropogenic habitat modifications for an increasing number …

Climate change will decrease worldwide biodiversity through a number of potential
pathways, including invasive hybridization (cross-breeding between invasive and native …

The recent extensive loss of biodiversity raises the question of whether organisms will adapt
in time to survive the current era of rapid environmental change, and whether today's …