If habitat destruction or overexploitation of populations is severe, species loss can occur
directly and abruptly. Yet the final descent to extinction is often driven by synergistic�…

The future of tropical forest biodiversity depends more than ever on the effective
management of human‐modified landscapes, presenting a daunting challenge to�…

Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative�…

A number of studies indicate that tropical arthropods should be particularly vulnerable to
climate warming. If these predictions are realized, climate warming may have a more�…

The impact of anthropogenic climate change on terrestrial organisms is often predicted to
increase with latitude, in parallel with the rate of warming. Yet the biological impact of rising�…

Poleward and upward shifts are the most frequent types of range shifts that have been
reported in response to contemporary climate change. However, the number of reports�…

Each year ecotoxicological problems become increasingly complex and encompass
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to�…

Biological impacts of climate warming are predicted to increase with latitude, paralleling
increases in warming. However, the magnitude of impacts depends not only on the degree�…

Survival in a warmer climate. Data from diverse terrestrial ectotherms suggest that tropical
species living in stable aseasonal climates, such as the Amazonian lizard Enyalioides�…

Ectothermic animals, such as amphibians and reptiles, are particularly sensitive to rapidly
warming global temperatures. One response in these organisms may be to evolve aspects�…