Considering plant-ungulate interaction contribute to maximizing conservation efficiency under climate change

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. e03536 - e03536

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Scientists’ warning on fossil fuels

Oxford Open Climate Change, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Abstract The evidence is clear that fossil fuels—and the fuel industry and its enablers—are driving a multitude of interlinked crises jeopardize breadth stability life on Earth. Every stage cycle—extraction, processing, transport, combustion or conversion to petrochemical products—emits planet-heating greenhouse gases health-harming pollutants, in addition causing widespread environmental degradation. We review vast scientific showing fuels are root cause climate crisis, harm public health, worsen injustice, accelerate biodiversity extinction, pollution crisis. Fossil responsible for millions premature deaths, trillions dollars damages, escalating disruption ecosystems, threatening people, wildlife, livable future. has obscured concealed this through decades-long, multi-billion-dollar disinformation campaign aimed at blocking action phase out fuels. focus United States as world’s largest oil gas producer dominant contributor these crises. present science-and-justice-based solutions already exist governments civil society restrict influence industry, stop expansion, production use, make rapid, just transition clean, renewable energy materials across economy, while holding accountable deception damages. necessary away from will provide innumerable societal planetary benefits forge path forward sustaining

Language: Английский

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Factors Influencing Orchid Species Richness in the Central Balkans: The Importance of Belowground Organ Types

Plants, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 443 - 443

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

The Balkan Peninsula is considered one of the most important centres orchid diversity in Europe. However, patterns species richness Central Balkans have not been sufficiently studied so far. aim this study was, therefore, to identify and factors that influence spatial variation Balkans. For analyses, area was divided into 10 × km grid cells. environmental variables determined for each cell used analyses were altitude, bioclimatic variables, geological substrates habitat types. A random forest (RF) analysis predictors strongly associated with richness. In addition total number taxa, orchids three belowground organ types analysed separately: (a) rhizomatous orchids, (b) palmately lobed fusiform tubers (“palmate tuberous orchids”) (c) spherical or ovoid (“ovoid orchids”). Balkans, 54 subspecies recorded, are Tara, Zvijezda, Jadovnik Zlatar Mountains Ovčar-Kablar Gorge. general, two groups cells largest i.e., hotspots, stood out: (1) a large altitudinal range (2) occupied by gorges ravines. gradients influencing specific ranges, while climatic less important. affecting (Abieti-Fagenion, Ostryo-Carpinion orientalis Pinion nigrae forests), highlighting role heterogeneity. maximum percentage Abieti-Fagenion Vaccinio-Picetea forests minimum value mean temperature driest quarter determining palmate whereas xero-thermophilous (Ostryo-Carpinion orientalis, Asplenietea trichomanis nigrae) has greatest on orchids. These results confirm hypothesis concerning origin development underground organs emphasising best adapted cold humid conditions, ability grow habitats very warm dry conditions. This provides good basis better conservation planning underlines importance strategies as feature life history should be when studying diversity.

Language: Английский

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Weak monsoon signals detected in growth chronologies of lake fish on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 270, P. 121024 - 121024

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Language: Английский

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Questioning the sixth mass extinction

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

The idea that Earth is currently experiencing a sixth mass extinction widespread. We critically evaluate this claim. Very few studies have tested idea. Some showed recent rates are faster than fossil background rates, but can exceed outside extinctions. Other extrapolated from extinctions to project 75% global species loss. But these were mostly of island species. No cause was specified for future extinctions, and >50% assessed considered non-threatened. find numerous other issues. Proponents the made invaluable contributions by highlighting may not be equivalent past or relevant current threats.

Language: Английский

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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Ilex macrocarpa Distribution Under Future Climate Scenarios: Implications for Conservation Planning

Forests, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(2), P. 370 - 370

Published: Feb. 18, 2025

Identifying ecological distribution responses to climate change is pivotal for preserving biodiversity. Ilex macrocarpa, a deciduous tree of the Aquifoliaceae family, has considerable and medicinal benefits. This study investigated impact on potential I. macrocarpa using MaxEnt modeling GIS analysis. We analyzed 562 occurrence records against 19 bioclimatic variables, subsequently refined 7 key predictors through Pearson correlation analysis (|r| ≤ 0.75). The model demonstrated high predictive accuracy (AUC = 0.902 ± 0.010). Annual precipitation (67.9% contribution) minimum temperature coldest month (18.4% emerged as primary determinants distribution. Currently, suitable habitats occupy 252.97 × 104 km2 (26.35%) total land area China, with highly areas (72.82 km2) predominantly found in southern China. Under future scenarios, substantial shifts are projected: SSP126 shows 21.7% reduction by 2050, followed 9.1% recovery 2090; SSP245 indicates 13.4% 2050 minimal subsequent change; SSP585 demonstrates most severe impact, 32.0% 2090. Habitat centroid reveals significant northeastward under (116.23 km 2090), variable movements SSP245, southwestern displacement (143.23 2090). These findings suggest differential across implications conservation planning management strategies.

Language: Английский

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Linking relative suitability to probability of occurrence in presence‐only species distribution models: Implications for global change projections

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

Abstract Our ecological understanding of how biodiversity will respond to global change is a large extent based on projections from presence‐only species distribution models. Despite the incredible utility these models, we know that predictions they generate can be heavily influenced by user decisions about model structure or parameter choices. Here, test function used convert relative suitability probably occurrence in distributions models affect both magnitude and location change. We MaxEnt create maps for 354 avian under current climate conditions year 1981. In back‐casting analysis tested well three functions relating perform recovering observed changes range size: (1) logistic curve with informed, species‐specific, prevalence values, (2) default curve, (3) commonly statistical threshold. then quantified implications species' future shifts found using either common threshold habitat tends estimate larger effects past size than time‐series data, inflate much impact potentially misidentify locations greatest expansion contraction. further provide mathematical basis biases, suggesting their general applicability other systems. Last, show biases avoided analysing proportional rather absolute change, abandoning use thresholds. Incorporating practices facilitate more predictive when forecasting response

Language: Английский

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Effects of combined stressors to TCDD and high temperature on HSP/CYPs signaling in the zebrafish embryos/larvae

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 126039 - 126039

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Evolution and Responses to Climate Change

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Generation length of the world's amphibians and reptiles

Ecography, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 19, 2025

Variation in life histories influences demographic processes, from adaptive changes to population declines leading extinction. Among history traits, generation length offers a critical feature forecast species' trajectories such as (widely used by the IUCN Red List) and adaptability environmental change over time. Therefore, estimates of are crucial monitor stability or predict future highly threatened organisms, particularly amphibians reptiles, which among vertebrates for uncertainty impacts remains high. Despite its importance, reptiles is largely missing. Here, we aim fill this gap modeling lengths amphibians, squamates testudines function species size, climate, phylogeny using generalized additive models phylogenetic least squares. We estimated 5059 (57%) 8722 (73%) 117 (32%) testudines. Our performed well most families (e.g. Bufonidae Lacertidae Colubridae squamates, Geoemydidae testudines) while found high around prediction few families, notably Chamaeleonidae. Species' body size mean temperature were main predictors all groups. Although our not meant substitute robust validated measurements field studies natural museums, they can help reduce existing biases conservation assessments until data comprehensively available.

Language: Английский

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