Macroecology
View article: Synchronized Extinction Debt: A Biogeographic Signature of Pervasive Anthropogenic Lag
Synchronized Extinction Debt: A Biogeographic Signature of Pervasive Anthropogenic Lag Open
Extinction debt, the delayed extinction of species following habitat loss or degradation, is a well-established concept in conservation biology. This paper introduces and explores the notion of "synchronized extinction debt," proposing it …
View article: Synchronized Extinction Debt: A Biogeographic Signature of Pervasive Anthropogenic Lag
Synchronized Extinction Debt: A Biogeographic Signature of Pervasive Anthropogenic Lag Open
Extinction debt, the delayed extinction of species following habitat loss or degradation, is a well-established concept in conservation biology. This paper introduces and explores the notion of "synchronized extinction debt," proposing it …
View article: The Spatial Signature of AMOC Weakening: Reshaping Vulnerability Across Global Upwelling Regions
The Spatial Signature of AMOC Weakening: Reshaping Vulnerability Across Global Upwelling Regions Open
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) plays a pivotal role in global climate regulation, particularly in heat transport towards the North Atlantic. Recent observations and climate model projections indicate a concerning we…
View article: Insular Thermal Biogeography: Latitudinal Drivers of Species Assembly Rules
Insular Thermal Biogeography: Latitudinal Drivers of Species Assembly Rules Open
Islands represent natural laboratories for understanding the processes that shape biodiversity. While classical island biogeography theory has largely focused on area and isolation, the thermal environment and its latitudinal variation are…
View article: Anthropogenic Networks as Biogeographic Corridors: Re-wiring Global Species Distributions
Anthropogenic Networks as Biogeographic Corridors: Re-wiring Global Species Distributions Open
The traditional understanding of biogeography emphasizes natural barriers and corridors shaping species distributions over evolutionary timescales. However, contemporary global change is increasingly defined by the pervasive influence of a…
View article: Insular Thermal Biogeography: Latitudinal Drivers of Species Assembly Rules
Insular Thermal Biogeography: Latitudinal Drivers of Species Assembly Rules Open
Islands represent natural laboratories for understanding the processes that shape biodiversity. While classical island biogeography theory has largely focused on area and isolation, the thermal environment and its latitudinal variation are…
View article: Anthropogenic Networks as Biogeographic Corridors: Re-wiring Global Species Distributions
Anthropogenic Networks as Biogeographic Corridors: Re-wiring Global Species Distributions Open
The traditional understanding of biogeography emphasizes natural barriers and corridors shaping species distributions over evolutionary timescales. However, contemporary global change is increasingly defined by the pervasive influence of a…
View article: The Spatial Signature of AMOC Weakening: Reshaping Vulnerability Across Global Upwelling Regions
The Spatial Signature of AMOC Weakening: Reshaping Vulnerability Across Global Upwelling Regions Open
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) plays a pivotal role in global climate regulation, particularly in heat transport towards the North Atlantic. Recent observations and climate model projections indicate a concerning we…
View article: Insular Insights into Global Gradients: Decoupling the Drivers of Latitudinal Diversity
Insular Insights into Global Gradients: Decoupling the Drivers of Latitudinal Diversity Open
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), a pervasive macroecological pattern, describes the general decrease in species richness from the tropics towards the poles. Despite extensive research, the exact mechanisms driving this gradient re…
View article: Rewriting the Gradient: Island Biogeography as the Keystone of Latitudinal Diversity Patterns
Rewriting the Gradient: Island Biogeography as the Keystone of Latitudinal Diversity Patterns Open
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), a pervasive pattern in macroecology where species richness generally increases from the poles towards the equator, has captivated ecologists for centuries. Despite extensive research, a single unif…
View article: Insular Insights into Global Gradients: Decoupling the Drivers of Latitudinal Diversity
Insular Insights into Global Gradients: Decoupling the Drivers of Latitudinal Diversity Open
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), a pervasive macroecological pattern, describes the general decrease in species richness from the tropics towards the poles. Despite extensive research, the exact mechanisms driving this gradient re…
View article: Towards a generalisation of the spatial species mingling diversity index
Towards a generalisation of the spatial species mingling diversity index Open
View article: Rewriting the Gradient: Island Biogeography as the Keystone of Latitudinal Diversity Patterns
Rewriting the Gradient: Island Biogeography as the Keystone of Latitudinal Diversity Patterns Open
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), a pervasive pattern in macroecology where species richness generally increases from the poles towards the equator, has captivated ecologists for centuries. Despite extensive research, a single unif…
View article: Ecological similarities and dissimilarities between donor and recipient regions shape global plant naturalizations
Ecological similarities and dissimilarities between donor and recipient regions shape global plant naturalizations Open
A central question in ecology is why alien species naturalize successfully in some regions but not in others. While some hypotheses suggest aliens are more likely to naturalize in environments similar to donor regions, others suggest they …
View article: Local-scale increase masks landscape-scale loss of species richness in managed Pannonian grasslands
Local-scale increase masks landscape-scale loss of species richness in managed Pannonian grasslands Open
Context While biodiversity decline is undebated on the global level, landscape-scale trends are poorly known and local assemblages even show stable species richness, accompanied by pronounced turn-over. The landscape-scale consequences of …
View article: Pliocene Forest Fragmentation Shaped Speciation in Tropical Asia's Giant Squirrels ( <i>Ratufa</i> )
Pliocene Forest Fragmentation Shaped Speciation in Tropical Asia's Giant Squirrels ( <i>Ratufa</i> ) Open
Tropical Asia's complex, dynamic geological and climatic history, coupled with its diverse topography, provides a fascinating setting to study evolutionary processes driving high biodiversity. This phylogenomic research reconstructs the ev…
View article: Species richness and trait-based response patterns along an elevational gradient in Central European carabid beetles
Species richness and trait-based response patterns along an elevational gradient in Central European carabid beetles Open
1. Elevational gradients offer natural settings for evaluating biodiversity patterns and identifying the ecological processes that shape insect communities. Ground beetles (Carabidae) are …
View article: Evolutionary legacies structure the geography of seagrass traits across the world's oceans
Evolutionary legacies structure the geography of seagrass traits across the world's oceans Open
Summary Traits modulate species' ability to track shifts in climate, yet the extent to which traits have been shaped by the contemporary environment and/or historical processes remains poorly understood. Here, we fill this gap for the worl…
View article: Using citizen science data to estimate trait and climate drivers of daily activity patterns in temperate butterflies
Using citizen science data to estimate trait and climate drivers of daily activity patterns in temperate butterflies Open
Characterizing temporal niche is integral to understanding eco-evolutionary interactions of species, but research into the timing of species’ daily activity patterns (diel activity) has remained challenging due to data limitations. In timi…
View article: Biogeography of Virioplankton Abundance and Subcluster Patterns in the Northwest Pacific: A Large‐Scale Perspective
Biogeography of Virioplankton Abundance and Subcluster Patterns in the Northwest Pacific: A Large‐Scale Perspective Open
Marine virioplankton, the most abundant biological entities in the ocean, play essential roles in microbial ecology and biogeochemical cycling. This study investigates their biogeography in the Northwest Pacific using enhanced‐resolution f…
View article: Different Dispersal Rates and Declining Climate Suitability Shape Future Vegetation Compositions Across the Arctic
Different Dispersal Rates and Declining Climate Suitability Shape Future Vegetation Compositions Across the Arctic Open
Aim We investigate how species‐specific dispersal abilities might influence future Arctic plant distributions and large‐scale dynamics at the boreal forest–tundra boundary until 2100. Location Circumpolar terrestrial Arctic (boreal forest,…
View article: Global environmental drivers shape Cenozoic neoselachian diversity and identify modern conservation priorities
Global environmental drivers shape Cenozoic neoselachian diversity and identify modern conservation priorities Open
Sharks, rays and their immediate extinct ancestors (Neoselachii) are some of the ecologically most impactful marine vertebrates. Despite their evolutionary success, the deep-time patterns of neoselachian diversity and turnover as a respons…
View article: Global Functional Shifts in Trees Driven by Alien Naturalization and Native Extinction
Global Functional Shifts in Trees Driven by Alien Naturalization and Native Extinction Open
This repository contains the materials and code for reproducing the analyses and results of the study: Global Functional Shifts in Trees Driven by Alien Naturalization and Native Extinction. Specifically, the repository includes scripts, d…
View article: Global Functional Shifts in Trees Driven by Alien Naturalization and Native Extinction
Global Functional Shifts in Trees Driven by Alien Naturalization and Native Extinction Open
This repository contains the materials and code for reproducing the analyses and results of the study: Global Functional Shifts in Trees Driven by Alien Naturalization and Native Extinction. Specifically, the repository in…
View article: Camera Trap Dataset of Rodents and Sympatric Vertebrates in the Desert Steppe of Qilian Mountains China
Camera Trap Dataset of Rodents and Sympatric Vertebrates in the Desert Steppe of Qilian Mountains China Open
View article: Dark diversity in temperate forests of northeastern China: drivers and implications
Dark diversity in temperate forests of northeastern China: drivers and implications Open
Understanding the species composition of a community, including those species present and those absent but potentially able to occur, is vital for assessing biodiversity changes and informing conservation planning. Typically, studies focus…
View article: Yeast Macroecology 2023
Yeast Macroecology 2023 Open
Intermediate data files that can be used to reproduce Data for [Saccharomycotina yeasts defy long-standing macroecological patterns](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2316031121)
View article: Quantification of competition dynamics in multispecies systems using landscape and flux theory
Quantification of competition dynamics in multispecies systems using landscape and flux theory Open
Multispecies competition models contribute to understanding how various species interact in natural ecosystems and how these interactions influence population dynamics and ecosystem stability. However, achieving a comprehensive and physica…
View article: A few key species drive community thermophilization under experimental warming
A few key species drive community thermophilization under experimental warming Open
Community thermophilization—the process by which communities are increasingly dominated by species from warmer biogeographic regions—is driven by immigration of warm-adapted species, shifts in relative abundances among resident species, an…
View article: Multi-phase modelling of potential drivers for the range expansion of the golden jackal (Canis aureus)
Multi-phase modelling of potential drivers for the range expansion of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) Open
Ecological niche models are often snapshots in space and time, providing little information on how niches change in response to changing environmental conditions and species interactions over time. The golden jackal has shown one of Europe…