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Widespread declines of formerly common species reshape local assemblages over time
Abstract Despite dramatic human-driven changes across ecosystems, local-scale aggregate biodiversity metrics are often surprisingly stable, even as communities experience substantial reorganization of species identities and relative abundances. While rare species are often thought to be more vulnerable to these changes, emerging evidence suggests that common species may experience disproportionately greater declines.
Lamina–petiole scaling in coordination with canopy light capture in simple-leaved woody plants
1 INTRODUCTION Plant functional traits reflect their integrated strategies for growth and environmental response, thereby providing essential insights into plant ecological adaptation and evolutionary processes (Kunstler et al., 2016; Pearson et al., 2013; Sanaei et al., 2026; Violle et al., 2007).
Global synthesis reveals systematic variation in trophic transfer efficiency across and within ecosystems
Abstract INTRODUCTION RESULTS AND DISCUSSION MATERIALS AND METHODS Acknowledgments Supplementary Materials REFERENCES Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract Trophic transfer efficiency (TTE) describes the proportion of energy or nutrients transferred from one trophic level to the next. A common assumption holds that ~10% of energy is transferred upward.
Water availability and land‐use shape the diversity of Odonata in the Middle East
INTRODUCTION Although the Middle East is predominantly defined by arid and semi-arid climatic conditions (Barlow et al., 2016), the region supports a remarkably high diversity of terrestrial and freshwater biota, reflecting its position at the intersection of three major biogeographic realms (Krupp et al., 2009). However, like other parts of the world, biodiversity in the Middle East is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic habitat alterations, overexploitation and climate change.
Trait-explicit approaches cast new light on fragmentation effects on biodiversity
Keywords connectivity functional diversity landscape configuration multiscale patch Get full text access Log in, subscribe or purchase for full access. References 1. Haddad, N.M. ... Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems Sci. Adv. 2015; 1, e1500052 2. Taubert, F. ... Global patterns of tropical forest fragmentation Nature. 2018; 554:519-522 3. Püttker, T. ... Indirect effects of habitat loss via habitat fragmentation: a cross-taxa analysis of forest-dependent species Biol.
Herbivory Modifies the Role of Spatial Processes in a Grassland Plant Metacommunity
1 Introduction Biodiversity is changing rapidly in the Anthropocene, and understanding and predicting these changes is a central challenge for ecology. This difficulty arises because biodiversity patterns are shaped by several interacting processes that operate across spatial scales, including dispersal, habitat configuration and biotic interactions (Leibold et al. 2004; Vellend 2017).
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Geometric and demographic effects explain contrasting fragmentation‐biodiversity relationships across scales
Introduction Land use change is a dominant driver of biodiversity change with often negative effects on ecosystem services (Sala et al. 2000, Hasan et al. 2020, Jaureguiberry et al. 2022). Land use change modifies both the amount of remaining natural habitat as well as its spatial configuration (Fahrig 2003, Fischer and Lindenmayer 2007).
Disturbance interacts with dispersal and niche breadth to shape scale-dependent diversity change in metacommunities
Abstract Disturbances influence the maintenance of diversity in important, but complex, ways across spatial and temporal scales. Although disturbance effects on diversity are known to be scale-dependent and taxon-specific, there is little mechanistic understanding of the processes that influence the observed context-dependency.
Unifying spatial scaling laws of biodiversity and ecosystem stability
Editor’s summary The number of species in an ecosystem relates to several other key properties, including biomass and stability across time. Two studies in this issue combine theory with existing data on multiple taxonomic groups to understand these relationships. Pigot et al. show that biomass generally increases with species richness because large-bodied species tend to be rare. Liang et al. show that ecosystem stability increases with area because of its relationship with biodiversity.
Author Correction: Warming and cooling catalyse widespread temporal turnover in biodiversity - Nature
Correction to: Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08456-z Published online 29 January 2025 In the version of the article initially published, in the Abstract, “42,225 time series” should have been “42,255 time series” and has now been corrected in the HTML and PDF versions of the article. About this article Pinsky, M.L., Hillebrand, H., Chase, J.M. et al. Author Correction: Warming and cooling catalyse widespread temporal turnover in biodiversity. Nature (2025).
Warming and cooling catalyse widespread temporal turnover in biodiversity - Nature
Abstract Turnover in species composition through time is a dominant form of biodiversity change, which has profound effects on the functioning of ecological communities1,2,3,4. Turnover rates differ markedly among communities4, but the drivers of this variation across taxa and realms remain unknown.
Habitat amount modulates biodiversity responses to fragmentation - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Abstract Anthropogenic habitat destruction leads to habitat loss and fragmentation, both of which interact to determine how biodiversity changes at the landscape level. While the detrimental effects of habitat loss are clear, there is a long-standing debate about the role of habitat fragmentation per se. We identify the influence of the total habitat amount lost as a modulator of the relationship between habitat fragmentation and biodiversity.
Global insect herbivory and its response to climate change
Long-term impacts of insect herbivores on plant populations and communities. J. Ecol. 2022; 110: 2800-2811https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13996 Insect herbivory accelerates nutrient cycling and increases plant production. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2000; 97: 14412-14417https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.250483797 Kristensen J.Å. Rousk J. Metcalfe D.B. Below-ground responses to insect herbivory in ecosystems with woody plant canopies: A meta-analysis. J. Ecol.
Geometric and demographic effects explain contrasting fragmentation-biodiversity relationships across scales
Abstract There is consensus that habitat loss is a major driver of biodiversity loss, while the effects of fragmentation, given a constant total habitat amount, are still debated. Here, we use a process-based metacommunity model to show how strongly scale- and context-dependent fragmentation-biodiversity relationships can emerge from the interplay of two types of fragmentation effects - geometric and demographic.
The interacting effects of climate and land-use/land-cover changes on ecological communities
Abstract Human activities continue to create land-use/land-cover (LULC) change across the Earth's surface, and together with climate change, are major drivers of changes in biodiversity through time. However, the impacts of these spatiotemporally variable drivers on biodiversity change can be complex. We examined the effects of interactions between climate and LULC change on bird communities across the continental United States over nearly three decades.
Hypoventilation, 2021-23 by Jonathan Lyndon Chase
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Novel community data in ecology-properties and prospects
Highlights In recent years, new technologies have emerged that can generate rapid and standardized biodiversity inventories without explicit human guidance (novel community data). The benefits as well as technical challenges of these technologies have been extensively reviewed, and ecologists are currently in the process of incorporating them into their observational studies. So far, however, large novel community datasets are still rare.
Species-area relationships of plants and microbes are driven by different mechanisms in patchy grassland fragments
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare no conflict of interest. Supporting Information Filename Description jec14218-sup-0001-AppendixS1.pdfPDF document, 2.6 MB Figure S1. Relative abundance of plant families (a), fungal (b) and bacterial (c) phyla sequences on each fragment. The sampled fragments are ranked from smallest to largest. Figure S2. Effect of fragment area on the rarefied fragment-scale (γ) diversity of plants (a), fungi (b) and bacteria (c).
A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action - Nature Ecology & Evolution
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The rate and extent of global biodiversity change is surpassing our ability to measure, monitor and forecast trends. We propose an interconnected worldwide system of observation networks — a global biodiversity observing system (GBiOS) — to coordinate monitoring worldwide and inform action to reach international biodiversity targets. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) provides a vision for living in harmony with nature that will have lasting benefits for humanity1.
By Andrew Gonzalez, Patricia Balvanera Verified, Peter J. Bellingham, Andreas Bruder, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Jonathan Chase, Nicholas C. Coops, Mark Costello Verified, Maria Dornelas, Grégoire Dubois, Emmett Duffy, Gary N. Geller, Michael Gill, Dominique Gravel, Carlos Guerra, Sean McCarthaighBrion Hoban, Alice C. Hughes, Margaret E. Hunter, Forest Isbell, Walter Jetz, Norbert Juergens, W. Daniel Kissling, Brian Leung, Keping Ma, Anna MacDonald, Melodie McGeoch, Katie L Millette, Akira Mori, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Laetitia M Navarro, Tim Newbold, Aidin Niamir, David Obura, Henrique Miguel Pereira, Laura J. Pollock Verified, Andy Purvis, Duccio Rocchini, Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, Dirk S. Schmeller, Andrew K. Skidmore, Mao-Ning Tuanmu, Mark Urban Verified, Ruben Valbuena, Basile van Havre, Petteri Vihervaara, Michael D. Catchen, Maria Cecilia Londoño-Murcia, Jean-Michel Lord, Ute Schmiedel, Eren Turak, Nicolás Urbina-Cardona
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"Ils ont voulu pirater mon compte en banque" : une star des Anneaux de Pouvoir victime d'attaques racistes
Le racisme reste un fléau qui continue de se répandre, comme l’illustrent tristement les attaques subies par le footballeur brésilien du Real Madrid, Vinicius Jr.. L’industrie du divertissement n’est pas épargnée par les attaques racistes, bien malheureusement, comme en atteste le témoignage du comédien Ismael Cruz Córdova. Ismael Cruz Córdova, l’interprète d’Arondir dans la série Les Anneaux de Pouvoir (le préquel du Seigneur des Anneaux), a en effet été attaqué dès l’annonce de son casting.
Judge Me Not
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From raw data to publication: Introducing data editing at Ecology Letters
A growing number of scientific journals are wrestling with the issue of managing the quality and accessibility of data, code and statistical analyses in the articles they publish. Ensuring that the original data have been deposited in an appropriate repository, that code works and that the analyses on which an article depends can be replicated is increasingly recognized as an essential, but potentially complex, part of the scientific process (Gomes et al., 2022).
Understanding trait diversity: the role of geodiversity
Opinion: To advance sustainable stewardship, we must document not only biodiversity but geodiversity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2019; 116: 16155-16158 Geodiversity: Valuing and Conserving Abiotic Nature. John Wiley & Sons, 2013 Why geodiversity matters in valuing nature’s stage. Conserv. Biol. 2015; 29: 630-639 The theory behind, and the challenges of, conserving nature’s stage in a time of rapid change. Conserv. Biol.
Universal beta-diversity-functioning relationships are neither observed nor expected
Defaunation in the Anthropocene. Science. 2014; 345: 401-406 The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection. Science. 2014; 344: 1246752 Assemblage time series reveal biodiversity change but not systematic loss. Science. 2014; 344: 296-299 Fifteen forms of biodiversity trend in the Anthropocene. Trends Ecol. Evol. 2015; 30: 104-113 Species richness change across spatial scales. Oikos. 2019; 128: 1079-1091 Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol.
Increasing climatic decoupling of bird abundances and distributions - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Abstract Species abundances and distributions are changing in response to changing climate and other anthropogenic drivers but how this translates into how well species can match their optimal climate conditions as they change is not well understood.
Samuel R. Delany on Street Wisdom and Cruising's Golden Age
The book has been written on American gay cruising, and its author and prime practitioner is Samuel R. Delany. Or really, that should be books plural, as the pioneering 79-year-old writer (of science fiction, of short stories, of essays, and of criticism; an all-around gay hero of letters) has included the art and technique of cruising in many of his narratives. Cruising is obviously not a 20th-century phenomenon.
Autism Awareness Month with Synergy
"Raising Expectations Every Day" April is Autism Awareness Month! ~ "If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not - because then I wouldn't be me. Autism is part of who I am." - Temple Grandin Synergy Autism Center 7739 SW Capitol Hwy. Suite 220 Portland, OR 97219 Visit our website Email us 503-432-8760 Greetings! Hello Synergy families and friends! This month marks Autism Awareness Month.
Open Doors with Synergy Autism Center
Greetings! Today I'd like you to ask yourself a question: How often do you offer an opportunity to someone else while allowing the outcome to surprise you? We all put challenges before the people we support and work with, but we often shape those challenges around an anticipated outcome. As you'll see below, sometimes providing an opportunity without any expectations offers the biggest chance to learn and grow.
Habitat loss over six decades accelerates regional and local biodiversity loss via changing landscape connectance
Abstract When habitats are lost, species are lost in the region as a result of the sampling process. However, it is less clear what happens to biodiversity in the habitats that remain. Some have argued that the main influence of habitat loss on biodiversity is simply due to the total amount of habitat being reduced, while others have argued that fragmentation leads to fewer species per site because of altered spatial connectance among extant habitats.
Jeremy O. Harris and Jonathan Lyndon on Queerness, Anime, and History
Jonathan Lyndon Chase: Artist in gowns, 2020, charcoal, marker, pen, watercolor, and glitter on paper, 14 by 11 inches. Courtesy Company, New York. The New York–based playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris and the Philadelphia-based painter Jonathan Lyndon Chase are two Black queer artists who resolutely display their imaginations without restraint.
Responses of plant diversity to precipitation change are strongest at local spatial scales and in drylands
Abstract Mitigating and adapting to climate change requires an understanding of the magnitude and nature by which climate change will influence the diversity of plants across the world’s ecosystems. Experiments can causally link precipitation change to plant diversity change, however, these experiments vary in their methods and in the diversity metrics reported, making synthesis elusive.
Ecosystem decay exacerbates biodiversity loss with habitat loss
Abstract Although habitat loss is the predominant factor leading to biodiversity loss in the Anthropocene1,2, exactly how this loss manifests—and at which scales—remains a central debate3,4,5,6.
Mediterranean marine protected areas have higher biodiversity via increased evenness, not abundance
Abstract Protected areas are central to biodiversity conservation. For marine fish, marine protected areas (MPAs) often harbour more individuals, especially of species targeted by fisheries. But precise pathways of biodiversity change remain unclear. For example, how local‐scale responses combine to affect regional biodiversity, important for managing spatial networks of MPAs, is not well known.
Habitat loss over six decades accelerates regional and local biodiversity loss via changing landscape connectance
Abstract When habitats are lost, species are lost in the region as a result of the sampling process. However, it is less clear what happens to biodiversity in the habitats that remain. Some have argued that the main influence of habitat loss on biodiversity is simply due to the total amount of habitat being reduced, while others have argued that fragmentation leads to fewer species per site because of altered spatial connectance among extant habitats.
Global patterns and drivers of tree diversity integrated across a continuum of spatial grains
Abstract Controversy remains over what drives patterns in the variation of biodiversity across the planet. The resolution is obscured by lack of data and mismatches in their spatial grain (scale), and by grain-dependent effects of the drivers. Here we introduce cross-scale models integrating global data on tree-species richness from 1,336 local forest surveys and 282 regional checklists, enabling the estimation of drivers and patterns of biodiversity across spatial grains.
Lifting the veil: richness measurements fail to detect systematic biodiversity change over three decades
While there is widespread recognition of human involvement in biodiversity loss globally, at smaller spatial extents, the effects are less clear. One reason is that local effects are obscured by the use of summary biodiversity variables, such as species richness, that provide only limited insight into complex biodiversity change.
Share Joy International Haiti Event in Ridgefield on June 11
Ridgefield based, non profit, Share Joy International, (SJI), has been asked by Bonite Affriany, if our generous and loving community can help the center in Jacmel, Haiti once again. After the devastating earthquake that took place in Haiti in 2010, many in this community stepped forward and generously gave. The level of giving was greatly appreciated by the center in Jacmel, Haiti during a very difficult time.
Dear Asshat: An Open Letter to Men on The Internet
These are not just isolated occurrences- this is a deep seated belief in the mind of a man that tells him it’s ok to send a sexual message to a woman without any preamble, and in most instances when the woman politely ignores, or declines- the man comes back with an even creepier, more threatening message. Men, we can do better. Men, we MUST do better; we must BE better.
Does a Warmer World Mean a Greener World? Not Likely!
Citation: Chase J (2015) Does a Warmer World Mean a Greener World? Not Likely! PLoS Biol 13(6): e1002166. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002166 Copyright: © 2015 Jonathan Chase. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
A play with Hypnotised People Edinburgh Fringe
(approx $30) As a VIP show Patron you get a Personally Reserved front row, best view in the house seat + Signed Poster and Mesmeric Mention. We'll even buy you a drink, we recommend a cup of Darjeeling. There are hypnotised people in the play, it could be you! Note there are 10 seats each evening from the 24th of August to the 29th. We'll be in touch to clarify which performance you'll attend.
How to Stay Connected When You Travel and What it Will Cost You
If you'll require access to large amounts of data but don't necessarily need it on the go, a straightforward solution is to shut of your phone's cellular data completely and then rely on Wi-Fi access.
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