C. Merow

Global trends in biodiversity and ecosystem services from 1900 to 2050

The paper assesses historical and future trends in biodiversity and ecosystem services from 1900 to 2050, finding that biodiversity and regulating services have decreased while provisioning services increased, with climate change expected to worsen future losses.

Quaternary climate change explains global patterns of tree beta-diversity

The paper examines how Quaternary climate change influences tree beta-diversity globally, finding temperature changes since the Last Glacial Maximum strongly affect turnover and nestedness components.

Climate change risk to southern African wild food plants

The paper assesses climate change risk to wild food plants in southern Africa using species distribution models, projecting range losses under different warming scenarios.

Paleoclimate and current climate collectively shape the phylogenetic and functional diversity of trees worldwide

The paper maps global tree diversity patterns and shows that both current and ancient climates influence tree species richness, functional, and phylogenetic diversity.

Half of the world's tree biodiversity is unprotected and is increasingly threatened by human activities

The paper identifies priority areas for global tree conservation and finds that half are unprotected and face human threats.

Areas of global importance for terrestrial biodiversity, carbon, and water

The paper identifies global terrestrial areas prioritized for conservation to maximize synergies between biodiversity, carbon retention, and water provisioning.

Climate change will drive novel cross-species viral transmission

The paper predicts climate change will drive 4,000 times more novel cross-species viral transmission by 2070, mainly through range-shifting mammals like bats and rodents.

A protocol for an intercomparison of biodiversity and ecosystem services models using harmonized land-use and climate scenarios

This paper describes a protocol for comparing biodiversity and ecosystem services models using harmonized land-use and climate scenarios to assess future impacts and model uncertainties.