Impacts of climate change on the future of biodiversity

C Bellard, C Bertelsmeier, P Leadley, W Thuiller… - Ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ecology Letters (2012) 15: 365–377 Abstract Many studies in recent years have investigated
the effects of climate change on the future of biodiversity. In this review, we first examine the …

Species distribution models rarely predict the biology of real populations

J A. Lee‐Yaw, J L. McCune, S Pironon, S N. Sheth - Ecography, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models (SDMs) are widely used in ecology. In theory, SDMs capture (at
least part of) species' ecological niches and can be used to make inferences about the …

Beyond predictions: biodiversity conservation in a changing climate

TP Dawson, ST Jackson, JI House, IC Prentice… - science, 2011 - science.org
Climate change is predicted to become a major threat to biodiversity in the 21st century, but
accurate predictions and effective solutions have proved difficult to formulate. Alarming …

Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities

IH Myers-Smith, BC Forbes, M Wilmking… - Environmental …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent research using repeat photography, long-term ecological monitoring and
dendrochronology has documented shrub expansion in arctic, high-latitude and alpine …

Demographic consequences of phenological shifts in response to climate change

AM Iler, PJ CaraDonna, JRK Forrest… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
When a phenological shift affects a demographic vital rate such as survival or reproduction,
the altered vital rate may or may not have population-level consequences. We review the …

Identifying the world's most climate change vulnerable species: a systematic trait-based assessment of all birds, amphibians and corals

WB Foden, SHM Butchart, SN Stuart, JC Vié… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Climate change will have far-reaching impacts on biodiversity, including increasing
extinction rates. Current approaches to quantifying such impacts focus on measuring …

Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time

SC Elmendorf, GHR Henry, RD Hollister… - Ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ecology Letters (2011) Abstract Understanding the sensitivity of tundra vegetation to climate
warming is critical to forecasting future biodiversity and vegetation feedbacks to climate. In …

Changes in plant community composition lag behind climate warming in lowland forests

R Bertrand, J Lenoir, C Piedallu, G Riofrío-Dillon… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Climate change is driving latitudinal and altitudinal shifts in species distribution worldwide,,
leading to novel species assemblages,. Lags between these biotic responses and …

Impact of climate change on biodiversity and associated key ecosystem services in Africa: a systematic review

DW Sintayehu - Ecosystem health and sustainability, 2018 - spj.science.org
Introduction: Biodiversity and biodiversity-based ecosystems services are intrinsically
dependent on the climate. During the twentieth century, climate change has posed major …

Climate adaptation by crop migration

LL Sloat, SJ Davis, JS Gerber, FC Moore… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Many studies have estimated the adverse effects of climate change on crop yields, however,
this literature almost universally assumes a constant geographic distribution of crops in the …