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View article: Early warning system predicts exposure to extreme temperatures in 2024
Early warning system predicts exposure to extreme temperatures in 2024 Open
Effective biodiversity conservation during periods of rapid environmental change requires identifying the species and regions at greatest risk. However, most predictions focus on biodiversity shifts several decades ahead, offering limited …
View article: Hottest year in recorded history compounds global biodiversity risks
Hottest year in recorded history compounds global biodiversity risks Open
As climate change accelerates, effectively monitoring and managing the growing impacts on biodiversity is an urgent priority. Here, we identify the exposure of species to unprecedented heat to evaluate the potential impact of 2024—the hott…
View article: Ecological Niche Modelling of Microendemic Species: Understanding the Distribution of Montane Frogs in the Southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Ecological Niche Modelling of Microendemic Species: Understanding the Distribution of Montane Frogs in the Southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest Open
Modelling the distribution of microendemic species presents significant challenges due to limited occurrence records and the coarse resolution of available bioclimatic data. This is particularly true for montane regions, which harbour high…
View article: Most Africans place primary responsibility for climate action on their own government
Most Africans place primary responsibility for climate action on their own government Open
Global increase in the pace of climate action is urgent. Yet, it is less clear who citizens expect to take the lead on climate action across different regions of the world: historical emitters, their own governments, or themselves? Our ana…
View article: Research priorities for climate mobility
Research priorities for climate mobility Open
The escalating impacts of climate change on the movement and immobility of people, coupled with false but influential narratives of mobility, highlight an urgent need for nuanced and synthetic research around climate mobility. Synthesis of…
View article: Risks to biodiversity from temperature overshoot pathways
Risks to biodiversity from temperature overshoot pathways Open
Temperature overshoot pathways entail exceeding a specified global warming level (e.g. 1.5°C or 2°C) followed by a decline in warming, achieved through anthropogenically enhanced CO2 removal from the atmosphere. However, risks to biodivers…
View article: Data and code from "Risks to biodiversity from temperature overshoot pathways"
Data and code from "Risks to biodiversity from temperature overshoot pathways" Open
Post-processed climate data and code from Risks to biodiversity from temperature overshoot pathways (2022) Meyer ALS, Bentley J, Odoulami RC, Pigot AL, Trisos CH. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 20210394. https://doi.org…
View article: ATLANTIC ANTS: a data set of ants in Atlantic Forests of South America
ATLANTIC ANTS: a data set of ants in Atlantic Forests of South America Open
Ants, an ecologically successful and numerically dominant group of animals, play key ecological roles as soil engineers, predators, nutrient recyclers, and regulators of plant growth and reproduction in most terrestrial ecosystems. Further…
View article: A62 A major likelihood-based approach gives problematic estimates of diversification dynamics and rates
A62 A major likelihood-based approach gives problematic estimates of diversification dynamics and rates Open
The diversity of life is shaped by rates of speciation and extinction, and so estimating these rates correctly is crucial for understanding diversity patterns among clades, regions, and habitats. In 2011, Morlon and collaborators developed…
View article: Estimating diversification rates for higher taxa: BAMM can give problematic estimates of rates and rate shifts
Estimating diversification rates for higher taxa: BAMM can give problematic estimates of rates and rate shifts Open
Estimates of diversification rates are invaluable for many macroevolutionary studies. Recently, an approach called BAMM (Bayesian Analysis of Macro-evolutionary Mixtures) has become widely used for estimating diversification rates and rate…
View article: The evolution of climatic niches in squamate reptiles
The evolution of climatic niches in squamate reptiles Open
Despite the remarkable diversity found in squamate reptiles, most of their species tend to be found in warm/dry environments, suggesting that climatic requirements played a crucial role in their diversification, yet little is known about t…
View article: Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter
Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter Open
Impending extinction of the world’s primates due to human activities; immediate global attention is needed to reverse the trend.
View article: Table S1. Raw data from the 1882 squamate species with their respective mean values for the 19 variables used in pPCA analysis. from The evolution of climatic niches in squamate reptiles
Table S1. Raw data from the 1882 squamate species with their respective mean values for the 19 variables used in pPCA analysis. from The evolution of climatic niches in squamate reptiles Open
Despite the remarkable diversity found in squamate reptiles, most of their species tend to be found in warm/dry environments, suggesting that climatic requirements played a crucial role in their diversification, yet little is known about t…
View article: Geographical and altitudinal distribution of <i>Brachycephalus</i> (Anura: Brachycephalidae) endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest
Geographical and altitudinal distribution of <i>Brachycephalus</i> (Anura: Brachycephalidae) endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest Open
Mountains of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest can act as islands of cold and wet climate, leading to the isolation and speciation of species with low dispersal capacity, such as the toadlet species of the genus Brachycephalus . This genus is …