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Biodiversity Conservation
Eliska Bohdalkova, Anna Toszogyova, Irena Simova, David Storch
Summary: The study analyzed species richness data from different regions and taxa, finding that temperature and productivity are generally positively correlated with species richness, but the strength and direction of the relationships vary across different data types, ectotherms and endotherms. Statistical and non-statistical factors contribute to this variation, with productivity playing a more consistent role than temperature in driving species richness patterns.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Melanie Tietje, Alexandre Antonelli, William J. Baker, Rafael Govaerts, Stephen A. Smith, Wolf L. Eiserhardt
Summary: Species richness varies greatly around the world, and diversification rate is not the main factor explaining this variation. The study found that diversification rates are highest in dry areas with high edaphic diversity, contrary to the predictions of the Metabolic Theory of Ecology. Climate and environmental heterogeneity were confirmed as the main drivers of species richness, but there is no direct mechanistic link between diversification rate and species richness.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Marina C. Rillo, Skipton Woolley, Helmut Hillebrand
Summary: The study utilized marine microfossil data to understand global bioregion changes, revealing four latitudinally banded bioregions with sea surface temperature as the primary driver of species turnover. Environmental factors other than SST may have a greater impact on species dynamics in lower latitudes.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alexandre C. Siqueira, Renato A. Morais, David R. Bellwood, Peter F. Cowman
Summary: This study dissected the global diversity of over 3,600 coral reef fishes to reveal patterns across major trophic groups, showing that planktivores play a disproportionate role in the formation of the Indo-Australian Archipelago (IAA) marine biodiversity hotspot. Planktivorous fishes exhibit the steepest decline in species numbers with distance from the IAA compared to other trophic groups, but no differences in diversification, transition, and dispersal rates were found in extant species phylogenies to explain this gradient. Two potential complementary drivers for this pattern were identified, highlighting the importance of trophic ecology in global species richness gradients.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Neil Cox, Bruce E. Young, Philip Bowles, Miguel Fernandez, Julie Marin, Giovanni Rapacciuolo, Monika Bohm, Thomas M. Brooks, S. Blair Hedges, Craig Hilton-Taylor, Michael Hoffmann, Richard K. B. Jenkins, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Graham J. Alexander, Allen Allison, Natalia B. Ananjeva, Mark Auliya, Luciano Javier Avila, David G. Chapple, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, Harold G. Cogger, Guarino R. Colli, Anslem de Silva, Carla C. Eisemberg, Johannes Els, Ansel Fong G., Tandora D. Grant, Rodney A. Hitchmough, Djoko T. Iskandar, Noriko Kidera, Marcio Martins, Shai Meiri, Nicola J. Mitchell, Sanjay Molur, Cristiano de C. Nogueira, Juan Carlos Ortiz, Johannes Penner, Anders G. J. Rhodin, Gilson A. Rivas, Mark-Oliver Rodel, Uri Roll, Kate L. Sanders, Georgina Santos-Barrera, Glenn M. Shea, Stephen Spawls, Bryan L. Stuart, Krystal A. Tolley, Jean-Francois Trape, Marcela A. Vidal, Philipp Wagner, Bryan P. Wallace, Yan Xie
Summary: Global assessments have shown that 40.7% of amphibians, 25.4% of mammals, and 13.6% of birds are threatened with extinction, but reptiles have been excluded from these assessments. This study provides a comprehensive extinction-risk assessment for reptiles and finds that at least 21.1% of species are threatened, with similar major threats as other tetrapods. Reptiles in forests are more threatened than those in arid habitats. Threatened reptiles tend to be isolated from other threatened tetrapods.
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Plant Sciences
Iris Hordijk, Daniel S. Maynard, Simon P. Hart, Lidong Mo, Hans ter Steege, Jingjing Liang, Sergio de-Miguel, Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Peter B. Reich, Meinrad Abegg, C. Yves Adou Yao, Giorgio Alberti, Angelica M. Almeyda Zambrano, Braulio V. Alvarado, Alvarez-Davila Esteban, Patricia Alvarez-Loayza, Luciana F. Alves, Christian Ammer, Clara Anton-Fernandez, Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Luzmila Arroyo, Valerio Avitabile, Gerardo A. Aymard C, Timothy Baker, Radomir Balazy, Olaf Banki, Jorcely Barroso, Meredith L. Bastian, Jean-Francois Bastin, Luca Birigazzi, Philippe Birnbaum, Robert Bitariho, Pascal Boeckx, Frans Bongers, Olivier Bouriaud, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Susanne Brandl, Roel Brienen, Eben N. Broadbent, Helge Bruelheide, Filippo Bussotti, Roberto Cazzolla Gatti, Ricardo G. Cesar, Goran Cesljar, Robin Chazdon, Han Y. H. Chen, Chelsea Chisholm, Emil Cienciala, Connie J. Clark, David B. Clark, Gabriel Colletta, David Coomes, Fernando Cornejo Valverde, Jose J. Corral-Rivas, Philip Crim, Jonathan Cumming, Selvadurai Dayanandan, Andre L. de Gasper, Mathieu Decuyper, Geraldine Derroire, Ben DeVries, Ilija Djordjevic, Amaral Ieda, Aurelie Dourdain, Engone Obiang Nestor Laurier, Brian Enquist, Teresa Eyre, Adande Belarmain Fandohan, Tom M. Fayle, Leandro V. Ferreira, Ted R. Feldpausch, Leena Finer, Markus Fischer, Christine Fletcher, Lorenzo Frizzera, Javier G. P. Gamarra, Damiano Gianelle, Henry B. Glick, David Harris, Andrew Hector, Andrea Hemp, Geerten Hengeveld, Bruno Herault, John Herbohn, Annika Hillers, Euridice N. Honorio Coronado, Cang Hui, Hyunkook Cho, Thomas Ibanez, Il Bin Jung, Nobuo Imai, Andrzej M. Jagodzinski, Bogdan Jaroszewicz, Vivian Johanssen, Carlos A. Joly, Tommaso Jucker, Viktor Karminov, Kuswata Kartawinata, Elizabeth Kearsley, David Kenfack, Deborah Kennard, Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas, Gunnar Keppel, Mohammed Latif Khan, Timothy Killeen, Hyun Seok Kim, Kanehiro Kitayama, Michael Koehl, Henn Korjus, Florian Kraxner, Diana Laarmann, Mait Lang, Simon Lewis, Huicu Lu, Natalia Lukina, Brian Maitner, Yadvinder Malhi, Eric Marcon, Beatriz Schwantes Marimon, Ben Hur Marimon-Junior, Andrew Robert Marshall, Emanuel Martin, Olga Martynenko, Jorge A. Meave, Omar Melo-Cruz, Casimiro Mendoza, Cory Merow, Miscicki Stanislaw, Abel Monteagudo Mendoza, Vanessa Moreno, Sharif A. Mukul, Philip Mundhenk, Maria G. Nava-Miranda, David Neill, Victor Neldner, Radovan Nevenic, Michael Ngugi, Pascal A. Niklaus, Jacek Oleksyn, Petr Ontikov, Edgar Ortiz-Malavasi, Yude Pan, Alain Paquette, Alexander Parada-Gutierrez, Elena Parfenova, Minjee Park, Mar Parren, Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy, Pablo L. Peri, Sebastian Pfautsch, Oliver L. Phillips, Nicolas Picard, Maria Teresa Piedade, Daniel Piotto, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Irina Polo, Lourens Poorter, Axel Dalberg Poulsen, John R. Poulsen, Hans Pretzsch, Freddy Ramirez Arevalo, Zorayda Restrepo-Correa, Mirco Rodeghiero, Samir Rolim, Anand Roopsind, Francesco Rovero, Ervan Rutishauser, Purabi Saikia, Christian Salas-Eljatib, Peter Schall, Dmitry Schepaschenko, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Bernhard Schmid, Jochen Schongart, Eric B. Searle, Vladimir Seben, Josep M. Serra-Diaz, Douglas Sheil, Anatoly Shvidenko, Javier Silva-Espejo, Marcos Silveira, James Singh, Plini Sist, Ferry Slik, Bonaventure Sonke, Alexandre F. Souza, Krzysztof Sterenczak, Jens-Christian Svenning, Miroslav Svoboda, Ben Swanepoel, Natalia Targhetta, Nadja Tchebakova, Raquel Thomas, Elen Tikhonova, Peter Umunay, Vladimir Usoltsev, Renato Valencia, Fernando Valladares, Fons van Der Plas, Do Van Tran, Michael E. Van Nuland, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, Hans Verbeeck, Helder Viana, Alexander C. Vibrans, Simone Vieira, Klaus von Gadow, Hua-Feng Wang, James Watson, Gijsbert D. A. Werner, Susan K. Wiser, Florian Wittmann, Verginia Wortel, Roderick Zagt, Tomasz Zawila-Niedzwiecki, Chunyu Zhang, Xiuhai Zhao, Mo Zhou, Zhi-Xin Zhu, Irie Casimir Zo-Bi, Thomas W. Crowther
Summary: Biodiversity is important for ecosystems, with higher species richness often leading to increased productivity. However, the relationship between biodiversity and productivity varies across environments and is less pronounced at high levels of species richness. Community evenness can mediate this relationship, and our study shows that it is negatively correlated with species richness and plays a crucial role in the biodiversity-productivity relationship.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biology
John J. J. Wiens
Summary: Understanding the origins of different species richness patterns is important in ecology and evolutionary biology. Most studies have focused on spatial and clade-based species richness patterns, but there is a need to also consider trait-based richness patterns. Trait-based richness patterns are relevant to various ecological and evolutionary topics and are most often explained by the age of states within a group, rather than differences in transition rates or diversification rates. There is a lack of understanding and emphasis on trait-based richness patterns, and further research is needed to address unanswered questions.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chhaya Chaudhary, Anthony J. Richardson, David S. Schoeman, Mark J. Costello
Summary: Research shows that the global marine animal species richness varies with latitude, with a slight decrease in richness at the equator, which is particularly influenced by temperature. Since the 1970s, species richness at the equator has decreased while increasing at midlatitudes, possibly due to climate change impacting the latitudinal gradient in marine biodiversity globally.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Martin Ehbrecht, Dominik Seidel, Peter Annighoefer, Holger Kreft, Michael Koehler, Delphine Clara Zemp, Klaus Puettmann, Reuben Nilus, Fred Babweteera, Katharina Willim, Melissa Stiers, Daniel Soto, Hans Juergen Boehmer, Nicholas Fisichelli, Michael Burnett, Glenn Juday, Scott L. Stephens, Christian Ammer
Summary: This study utilizes a stand structural complexity index based on terrestrial laser scanning to quantify the structural complexity of boreal, temperate, subtropical and tropical primary forests. The global variation of forest structural complexity is mainly explained by annual precipitation and precipitation seasonality. The research reveals distinct latitudinal patterns of forest structure, with hotspots of high structural complexity coinciding with hotspots of plant diversity.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Felipe O. Cerezer, Antonin Machac, Thiago F. Rangel, Cristian S. Dambros
Summary: This study investigates three explanations for inverse latitudinal diversity gradients (i-LDGs) and finds that regions with high species richness generally have higher diversification rates.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hanni Jin, Jing Xu, Yu Peng, Jiaxun Xin, Nanyi Peng, Yanyi Li, Jijiao Huang, Ruiqiang Zhang, Chen Li, Yimeng Wu, Bingzhang Gong, Ronghui Wang
Summary: This study examines the relationship between plant species diversity and landscape patterns using a global standardized plant community database and land use and land cover maps. The results show that landscape patterns have a significant impact on plant diversity, particularly in terms of species richness and heterogeneity. It also found that plants adapt to landscape patterns through variations in functional traits. Therefore, the study recommends balancing the spatial structure of patch- and landscape-level patterns to enhance variation in functional traits and maintain global plant diversity.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rocio Tarjuelo, Pedro Aragon
Summary: Habitat degradation and climate change pose significant threats to reptile populations, but their impact on primary productivity instability remains unclear. This study assesses the vulnerability of reptile diversity hotspots in the Iberian Peninsula to global change using satellite imagery. The findings indicate that increasing temperatures and land-cover changes are associated with the increment of primary productivity. The Natura 2000 network provides moderate protection to reptile hotspots, but the representation of vegetation types is relatively low.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Whitney C. Preisser, Adrian A. Castellanos, John M. Kinsella, Ronald Vargas, Eugenio Gonzalez, Jesus A. Fernandez, Norman O. Dronen, A. Michelle Lawing, Jessica E. Light
Summary: The study reveals complex associations between parasite diversity and latitude, climate, and host traits, with community organization and taxonomic grouping influencing the observed relationships.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Brian C. Weeks, Shahid Naeem, Jesse R. Lasky, Joseph A. Tobias
Summary: Increasing biodiversity reduces extinction risk and maintaining high levels of overall biodiversity is crucial for species conservation targets.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Minneng Wen, Liyuan Chen
Summary: Food crop yield and species diversity are crucial for global population growth, undernourishment, and environmental burden. Redistributing crops can lead to sustainable intensification of agricultural systems, increase food production, and optimize nutrient and water footprints. By reshaping the global distribution of crops, it is possible to feed more people, increase production of essential nutrients, and achieve sustainable production without losing crop species diversity.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sebastian Leuzinger, Simone Fatichi, Jarrod Cusens, Christian Koerner, Pascal A. Niklaus
Article
Fisheries
Phan Tran, Iana Gritcan, Jarrod Cusens, Andrea C. Alfaro, Sebastian Leuzinger
NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH
(2017)
Article
Ecology
Len N. Gillman, Shane D. Wright, Jarrod Cusens, Paul D. McBride, Yadvinder Malhi, Robert J. Whittaker
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2015)
Article
Agronomy
Alicia Donnellan Barraclough, Jarrod Cusens, Roman Zweifel, Sebastian Leuzinger
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2020)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Siobhan Isles, Paul McBride, Matt Sawyer, Alaina Campbell, Gordon Speed, Katrina O'Leary, Melisa Evans, Sonya Rider, Belinda Gabbe
Summary: The Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) has advantages in trauma analytics, providing in-depth characterization of injuries and a severity measure. An audit in six trauma centers in New Zealand revealed that the scoring consistency between individuals was not well understood. The audit found that coding concordance was only observed in 31% of cases, with most discordance attributed to incorrect coding, missed injuries, and other factors. Head and chest injuries were associated with the greatest differences in coding scores. Overall, the data accuracy of the New Zealand Trauma Registry (NZTR) is suitable for quality improvement and benchmarking purposes, but there is room for improvement, especially in cases with head/neck and chest injuries.
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Emergency Medicine
Siobhan Isles, Paul McBride, Paul Gee, Dominic Fleischer, Diana Kappatos, Rishi Pandey, Ian Civil, Belinda Gabbe
Summary: The study aimed to understand the prevalence of psychoactive drugs in trauma patients presenting to an ED, with 57.2% of patients tested positive for one or more psychoactive drugs. Common drugs detected included cannabis, antidepressants, alcohol. The prevalence varied by age group, sex, and cause of injury.
EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Alicia D. Barraclough, Jarrod Cusens, Inger Elisabeth Maren
Summary: The governance of ecosystem services requires an understanding of the complex dynamics of collaboration and contestation among multiple stakeholders and multiple services. This study maps the co-production of multiple services by multiple stakeholders through governance networks, revealing gaps and mismatches in the current governance system. The findings highlight weaknesses in the governance of cultural services and emphasize the need to incorporate cultural services more clearly into natural resource management agendas.
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jesse Schrage, Alicia D. Barraclough, Brooke Wilkerson, Jarrod Cusens, Jessica Fuller
Summary: This article proposes a framework to assist early career sustainability scholars in navigating the choices and roles in SDGs research.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jarrod Cusens, Alicia D. Barraclough, Inger Elisabeth Maren
Summary: Ecosystem services play a crucial role in sustainable landscape management, and it is important to integrate social and ecological values. In this study, we used social-cultural and biophysical methods to map a diverse set of ecosystem services at two spatial scales in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Norway. The results showed that these services can be classified into three distinct social-ecological system archetypes, which were consistent across spatial scales and matched with the relative values of the reserve zones. Considering the social-ecological context of the zones is crucial for informed management decisions. This work contributes to sustainable land management by incorporating biocultural values.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jarrod Cusens, Alicia M. D. Barraclough, Inger Elisabeth Maren
Summary: This study used a transdisciplinary approach to assess the spatial distribution of socio-cultural ecosystem service (ES) values in a Biosphere Reserve (BR), identifying hotspots and bundles of ES values. The research found that stakeholders highly value biocultural ES values, especially related to outdoor recreation, biodiversity, agricultural products, and cultural heritage. The study highlights the importance of biocultural values, showing that agricultural landscapes in the region are valued for multiple ES values beyond just agricultural products.
Article
Plant Sciences
Alicia Donnellan Barraclough, Roman Zweifel, Jarrod Cusens, Sebastian Leuzinger
FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Forestry
Alicia Donnellan Barraclough, Roman Zweifel, Jarrod Cusens, Sebastian Leuzinger