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View article: Gaps in tropical science arising from biased spatial patterns of sampling and citation
Gaps in tropical science arising from biased spatial patterns of sampling and citation Open
Effective environmental policies for the tropics depend on robust, representative scientific data. However, the extent to which existing field research accurately represents the vast environmental diversity of this critical region remains …
View article: A framework to quantify the vulnerability of insular biota to global changes
A framework to quantify the vulnerability of insular biota to global changes Open
The majority of vulnerability assessments of biodiversity to global changes have so far been applied to, and designed for, mainland systems, overlooking islands. However, islands harbour unique biodiversity and are epicentres of ongoing ex…
Cumulative human impacts on global marine fauna highlight risk to biological and functional diversity Open
Anthropogenic stressors to marine ecosystems from climate change and human activities increase extinction risk of species, disrupt ecosystem integrity, and threaten important ecosystem services. Addressing these stressors requires understa…
View article: A structured approach for building multi‐community State and Transition Models to support conservation planning
A structured approach for building multi‐community State and Transition Models to support conservation planning Open
Global declines in ecosystem extent and condition mean there is an increasing demand for recovery and conservation plans. Conservation plans for ecological communities require a management framework with measurable, time‐bound objectives. …
View article: Spatial and life history variation in a trait-based species vulnerability and impact model
Spatial and life history variation in a trait-based species vulnerability and impact model Open
Anthropogenic pressures threaten biodiversity, necessitating conservation actions founded on robust ecological models. However, prevailing models inadequately capture the spatiotemporal variation in environmental pressures faced by species…
Ecological grief literacy: Approaches for responding to environmental loss Open
Environmental losses are increasingly evoking ‘‘ecological grief’’ among environmental and conservation professionals. Ecological grief is a natural but difficult psychological experience, and a risk to well‐being. Despite this, there are …
View article: A structured approach for building multi-community state-and-transition models to support conservation planning
A structured approach for building multi-community state-and-transition models to support conservation planning Open
The global decline in the extent and condition of ecological communities has resulted in an increasing demand for recovery and conservation plans. Conservation plans for ecological communities require a management framework with measurable…
Social and cultural aspects of human–wildlife conflicts: Understanding people's attitudes to crop‐raiding animals and other wildlife in agricultural systems of the Tibetan Plateau Open
The social dimensions of human–wildlife conflicts are becoming increasingly important. In regions where crop‐raiding is a common issue, local people's attitudes toward wildlife is an important indicator of how successful conservation effor…
When solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises ignore gender, they harm society and the planet Open
Global warming and biodiversity loss continue to increase, and the environment is being degraded faster than at any time in history. At the same time, it will take generations, if ever, to reach gender parity. These issues are all connecte…
Protected, cleared, or at risk: The fate of Australian plant species under continued land use change Open
Land clearing and protected area provision are two contrasting forces shaping the persistence of species in the landscape. Using Australia's flora as a case study, we characterize the three possible states of species persistence: protected…
View article: Multiple facets of biodiversity are threatened by mining‐induced land‐use change in the Brazilian Amazon
Multiple facets of biodiversity are threatened by mining‐induced land‐use change in the Brazilian Amazon Open
Aim Mining is increasingly pressuring areas of critical importance for biodiversity conservation, such as the Brazilian Amazon. Biodiversity data are limited in the tropics, restricting the scope for risks to be appropriately estimated bef…
Cumulative human impacts on global marine fauna highlight risk to fragile functional diversity of marine ecosystems Open
Healthy marine ecosystems provide critical benefits to people worldwide, but increasing threats from climate change and human activities disrupt ecosystem functionality and put these benefits at risk. Local and regional assessments have sh…
View article: Global shortfalls in threat assessments for endemic flora by country
Global shortfalls in threat assessments for endemic flora by country Open
Societal Impact Statement Plants are fundamental to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and are key to human livelihoods. To protect plant diversity, systematic approaches to conservation assessment are needed. Many nations have legislation…
Gender bias and inequity holds women back in their conservation careers Open
The planet is facing climate and biodiversity loss crises that impact all of humanity and yet globally, women remain underrepresented in leading solutions to these urgent conservation challenges. As one of the world’s largest conservation …
Mapping the risks of China’s global coastal development to marine socio-ecological systems Open
Rapid coastal development continues to jeopardize the integrity of marine socio-ecological systems. China is now the largest bilateral creditor in the world, committing nearly half a trillion US dollars to overseas development finance sinc…
View article: A trait‐based framework for assessing the vulnerability of marine species to human impacts
A trait‐based framework for assessing the vulnerability of marine species to human impacts Open
Marine species and ecosystems are widely affected by anthropogenic stressors, ranging from pollution and fishing to climate change. Comprehensive assessments of how species and ecosystems are impacted by anthropogenic stressors are critica…
View article: Demographic composition, not demographic diversity, predicts biomass and turnover across temperate and tropical forests
Demographic composition, not demographic diversity, predicts biomass and turnover across temperate and tropical forests Open
The growth and survival of individual trees determine the physical structure of a forest with important consequences for forest function. However, given the diversity of tree species and forest biomes, quantifying the multitude of demograp…
Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees influence the latitudinal beta-diversity gradient of tree communities in forests worldwide Open
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) associations are critical for host-tree performance. However, how mycorrhizal associations correlate with the latitudinal tree beta-diversity remains untested. Using a global dataset of…
View article: Interactions between all pairs of neighboring trees in 16 forests worldwide reveal details of unique ecological processes in each forest, and provide windows into their evolutionary histories
Interactions between all pairs of neighboring trees in 16 forests worldwide reveal details of unique ecological processes in each forest, and provide windows into their evolutionary histories Open
When Darwin visited the Galapagos archipelago, he observed that, in spite of the islands’ physical similarity, members of species that had dispersed to them recently were beginning to diverge from each other. He postulated that these diver…
Conservation and natural resource management: where are all the women? Open
There is evidence from the development and humanitarian sectors that purposeful engagement of women can increase the impact of development. We conducted a literature review to examine whether this is also evident in conservation and natura…
A robust goal is needed for species in the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Open
In 2010, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 to address the loss and degradation of nature. Subsequently, most biodiversity indicators continued to decline. Neverthe…
A robust goal is needed for species in the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Open
In 2010, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 to address the loss and degradation of nature. Subsequently, most biodiversity indicators continued to decline. Neverthe…
Importance of species translocations under rapid climate change Open
Species that cannot adapt or keep pace with a changing climate are likely to need human intervention to shift to more suitable climates. While hundreds of articles mention using translocation as a climate‐change adaptation tool, in practic…
Threats, Costs, and Probability of Success: Informing Conservation Choices Open
Threat classifications allow conservationists to categorize threatening processes faced by species of conservation concern, but lack of information on threat severity hampers efforts to establish the cost-effectiveness of conservation mana…
Global shortfalls in extinction risk assessments for endemic flora Open
SUMMARY The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) ambitiously calls for an assessment of extinction risk for all recognised plant taxa by 2020 1 . It is now clear that this target will not be met in the short-term; only 21-26% of k…
Predicting and managing plant invasions on offshore islands Open
Resources for biodiversity conservation are limited and it is therefore imperative that management actions that have the best chance of success are prioritized. Non‐native species (NNS) are one of the key problems facing biodiversity conse…
A Far More Ambitious Species Goal is Needed for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Open
Urgent action is required to ‘bend the curve’ on biodiversity loss. However, the ‘species goal’ (Goal B) unveiled in the recently released Zero Draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is inadequat…