Diversity and Distributions

🌿 How can #SDMs help conserve rare #plant species? A review of 61 studies shows how models can locate populations, reveal habitat needs and guide surveys, while highlighting the need to match applications to different forms of rarity. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🌋 Which non-native species could invade the Canary Islands next? A horizon scan of 823 species identifies 94 species as environmental and 49 as socioeconomic priorities for prevention, showing that invasion risk differ across impact types. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

💧 Can reservoirs support #waterbird communities? A 20-year analysis across Spain finds higher functional diversity in #reservoirs than natural lakes, with piscivores and waders driving gains over time, highlighting their growing role in #conservation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🦀 New paper published! 🦀 “Global Patterns, Drivers and Conservation Gaps of Freshwater Crabs: From Species Richness to Phylogenetic Diversity” doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

New open-access paper out @consbiog.bsky.social: “How Five Decades of Land-Cover Change Reshaped Suitable Habitat for Puerto Rican Tree Species.” 🇵🇷 🧪 Led by recent PhD grad @laura-moro.bsky.social #LUQLTER 🌱🌱🌱🚜🌱🌱🌱 ➡️ 🌳🌴🌳🌳🌴🌳 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

New paper published! 🗞️ 🐺”Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Human? Multi-Scale Niche Partitioning Among Wolves And Mesocarnivores in a Human-Dominated Landscape”. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🐦 Can protected area size buffer #climatechange impacts? In Finland, large PAs helped stabilise #bird populations, while small areas offered little protection against declines, highlighting the value of large reserves for #biodiversity conservation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🐧 Where will #penguins find suitable habitat in a warming world? Mapping priority areas for 12 species shows major shifts in suitable conditions and declining #MPA coverage, highlighting the need for climate-smart #conservation planning. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🌍 Which vertebrates sustain #NaturesContributionsToPeople across Europe? Mapping 860 species reveals that ≥25% of providers for every NCP are threatened, while agricultural intensification and direct exploitation erode provided #ecosystemservices 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🎉New paper published!🎉 Deciphering Darwin's Conundrum Through the Asteraeceae Family in an Oceanic Archipelago: A Phylogenomic-Functional Approach 🧵 @consbiog.bsky.social @ipna.csic.es @ull.es @jairopatinolab.bsky.social @javiermorente.bsky.social @ulpgc.es doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🐺 What shapes wolf diversity across the Holarctic? Using 3D #morphometrics of 227 skulls, this study shows #wolf morphology reflects geography, prey availability and population history, while isolation and human impacts have driven distinctive forms. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🔥 What are the hidden genetic impacts of #wildfires? A #macrogenetics framework across taxa shows the 2019–2020 Australian fires disproportionately burned areas rich in genetic diversity, revealing deeper biodiversity losses than previously recognised. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🐢 How connected are #GreenTurtle populations worldwide? A global synthesis of 30 years of tracking data mapped sites and migratory links spanning >5000 km, revealing cross-border connectivity and the need for coordinated #conservation efforts across jurisdictions. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🌊 Can deep reefs rescue declining #kelp forests? Genetic analyses showed strong #connectivity between deep and shallow reefs in cool regions, but depth-specific adaptation at warm range edges may limit their role as #climaterefugia. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🦭 Does environmental complexity shape behaviour? Across 5 sea lion species, environmental heterogeneity promoted greater #behaviouraldiversity, while low-productivity #habitats favoured specialist strategies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🦜 Can #SDMs and satellite #LiDAR improve conservation planning? In Peru, models for seven threatened species reveal key ecological corridors, gaps in protected-area coverage, and how GEDI data can support #connectivity and conservation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🔎 Can #citizenscience photos solve the identification gap? Using trait-based analysis of >1000 storm petrels, this study distinguishes cryptic taxa and reveals unexpected cross-Tasman movements, showing how public datasets can improve #conservation and species monitoring. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🌱 Do photosynthetic pathways shape invasion risk? In Hawaii, #C4 grasses show the greatest range expansion under #climatechange, especially at low elevations, while C3 groups decline or shift, highlighting pathway-based insights for #invasionscience. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

New paper by Tomiczek et al. 🗞️ How well is freshwater #biodiversity represented in #ProtectedAreas? Employing species distribution modelling and spatial prioritization analyses for 1313 fish species of Colombia, only 25,2% of suitable habitats overlap with existing PAs. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🏔️ Are #ProtectedAreas effective in extreme #ecosystems? Across Tibet, stricter management and higher habitat heterogeneity boost mammal diversity, but medium-sized herbivores show high #defaunation, highlighting the need for tailored PA size and management 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

New paper out today in @consbiog.bsky.social 🎉 How did the introduced alpine newt spread so widely across Britain? Was it natural dispersal - or did humans help it along? 🧵👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jimlabisko.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social

New data article out today in @consbiog.bsky.social presenting a set of new openly-available ecological units (or zoning) layers for Europe at 100 m spatial grain for a 18 year time series. @naturaconnect.bsky.social #lamasus doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Conservation requires looking beyond Red Lists alone. Across European food webs, non-threatened species play a strong role in maintaining network connectivity. With @fmestre.bsky.social @vinibastazini.bsky.social @consbiog.bsky.social @mncn-csic.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🐠 Which reef fishes yield reliable #SDMs? Analysing 1900+ species, this study shows #modelperformance mostly depends on latitude, coastal proximity and environmental match, offering a framework to predict reliability and improve #marinebiodiversity assessments. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🌳Distribution patterns and maintenance mechanisms of ancient trees in traditional villages and their surroundings in Hebei Province, China #culturalheritage #rurallandscape #spatialheterogeneity 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🌲🌡️ Check out our new paper at @consbiog.bsky.social! Plant species sensitive to warming are more likely to persist in high-elevation, topographically complex habitats. But for others, refugia emerge in unexpected places... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🦇🐟 In China’s karst systems, shifts in #bat distributions reduce guano supply, amplifying projected #CaveFish richness losses by up to 40×. A reminder to integrate biotic interactions into #SpeciesDistributionModels and #Conservation planning. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🚀Data drop @consbiog.bsky.social 🦆The first global, annual (2000–2022) habitat maps tailored to avian influenza host birds 🗺️300-m resolution 🌾8 Level-1 & 34 Level-2 habitat types A new environmental layer for large-scale host–environment research onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🦜 Can we map #bird communities, not just species? Using 50 years of #CitizenScience data, this new study defines 29 distinct bird communities across #Australia, providing a new continental framework to assess community condition and track change over time. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🐸 This new paper led by Travis A. Rainey shows high #GeneticDiversity but strong isolation, driven by development, of Blanchard’s Cricket #Frog found at northern peripheral sites; declines likely stem from demographic rather than genetic pressures. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

New cover page! 🪸 doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... “Seascape genomics reveal contracting population structure in sympatric and congeneric corals across thermal clines” by Marzonie et al.

🐢 Where do leatherback #SeaTurtles overlap with offshore wind energy? Tracking 74 individuals along the US Atlantic coast, this study maps seasonal core #habitats and reveals peak overlap in some areas. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Many species not yet formally recognised may already be at risk of extinction. The findings underscore the urgent need for more fieldwork in understudied areas 📉 New paper out @consbiog.bsky.social by Farooq, Geldmann & Faurby👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #conservation #biodiversity

🦆 When do waterbirds need water most? Using #Copernicus data + bird counts, this study maps where surface water limits #waterbirds across the Western Palearctic, revealing seasonal bottlenecks and priority areas for #restoration and conservation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🦎 #ClimateChange threatens Australia’s blue tongue #lizards: niche models project major range losses for 11 of 13 species by 2100, with #protectedareas offering limited refuge, underscoring urgent needs for climate-smart #conservation planning. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🌊 Frequent #flooding reshapes riparian #soilmicrobes: high-intensity events slightly raise α-diversity but reduce β-diversity and network complexity, especially in #bacteria, highlighting stronger environmental filtering in #riverineecosystems. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🐚 How will climate warming reshape intertidal competition? Using #EnergyBudget models, this study shows that native and invasive #mussels on South African shores may keep similar ranges, but warming could eventually benefit the native species. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🔥Climate change may unravel plant–#hummingbird interactions in the #AtlanticForest. 🌺Niche models predict fewer links and lower #network robustness, increasing vulnerability to cascading effects and threatening #ecosystem stability. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🕊️ Tracking American Golden Plover #migration reveals low migratory #connectivity: birds from Arctic breeding sites mix widely across #stopovers and southern wintering grounds. 🌐Shared threats along migration routes may impact populations similarly. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🐻 How much space do #brownbears still have in Europe? 🌍 #SDMs show that ~37% of the continent remains suitable #habitat, but #connectivity is fragmented by #agriculture and human development, highlighting the need for transboundary #conservation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🐬Cetacean data in the North Pacific are mostly summer-biased, yet #dolphinfisheries occur in winter. Using long-term sightings and #SDMs, this study reveals seasonal distribution shifts and climate-driven changes critical for #cetacean conservation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🎉Proud to share GMA Lab member Marco Davoli won the Early Career Researcher Best Paper Award2024 @consbiog.bsky.social🏆Thanks to @jcsvenning.bsky.social @tobiaskuemmerle.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy Sophie Monsarrat Jennifer Crees Michela Pacifici Andrea Cristiano onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

🌱 Do invasive #plants shift their #niche in China? Most #alienspecies show strong niche conservatism, with warmer, human-impacted areas driving centroid shifts. Residence time and propagule pressure boost niche filling and thus invasion success. 🌴 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

🌎 How will forest #birds in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest fare under #climatechange? 🪶 Models for 292 species reveal range contractions and declines in #taxonomic, functional and #PhylogeneticDiversity, highlighting key subregions for conservation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....