Climate change‐mediated temperature extremes and insects: from outbreaks to breakdowns

JA Harvey, R Heinen, R Gols… - Global change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Insects are among the most diverse and widespread animals across the biosphere and are
well‐known for their contributions to ecosystem functioning and services. Recent increases …

[HTML][HTML] eDNA in subterranean ecosystems: Applications, technical aspects, and future prospects

M Saccò, MT Guzik, M van der Heyde, P Nevill… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Monitoring of biota is pivotal for the assessment and conservation of ecosystems.
Environments worldwide are being continuously and increasingly exposed to multiple …

Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions

P Cardoso, PS Barton, K Birkhofer, F Chichorro… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Here we build on the manifesto 'World Scientists' Warning to Humanity, issued by the
Alliance of World Scientists. As a group of conservation biologists deeply concerned about …

Scientists' warning on the conservation of subterranean ecosystems

S Mammola, P Cardoso, DC Culver, L Deharveng… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
In light of recent alarming trends in human population growth, climate change, and other
environmental modifications, a “Warning to humanity” manifesto was published in …

A global meta-analysis reveals multilevel and context-dependent effects of climate change on subterranean ecosystems

I Vaccarelli, R Colado, S Pallares, DMP Galassi… - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
Subterranean ecosystems (eg, caves, groundwaters, fissure systems) are often overlooked
in global climate change and conservation agendas. This contrasts with their widespread …

Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology

S Mammola, IR Amorim, ME Bichuette… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Five decades ago, a landmark paper in Science titled The Cave Environment heralded
caves as ideal natural experimental laboratories in which to develop and address general …

Don't forget subterranean ecosystems in climate change agendas

D Sánchez-Fernández, DMP Galassi, JJ Wynne… - Nature Climate …, 2021 - nature.com
To the Editor—Climate change is a mounting threat to biodiversity, affecting multiple
ecosystem services critical for human wellbeing, and hence the aim of most Sustainable …

Invertebrate traits, diversity and the vulnerability of groundwater ecosystems

GC Hose, AA Chariton, MA Daam… - Functional …, 2022 - researchers.mq.edu.au
Invertebrate traits, diversity and the vulnerability of groundwater ecosystems Page 1 2200 |
Functional Ecology. 2022;36:2200–2214. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/fec Received: 30 …

Temperature variation in caves and its significance for subterranean ecosystems

MJ Medina, D Antić, PAV Borges, Š Borko, C Fišer… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Climate change affects all ecosystems, but subterranean ecosystems are repeatedly
neglected from political and public agendas. Cave habitats are home to unknown and …

Towards evidence‐based conservation of subterranean ecosystems

S Mammola, MB Meierhofer, PAV Borges… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Subterranean ecosystems are among the most widespread environments on Earth, yet we
still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness of subterranean …