Spatial ecology in a changing world

Tag: climate change

New article: Ecosystem services provision by Mediterranean forests will be compromised above 2℃ warming

New article: Ecosystem services provision by Mediterranean forests will be compromised above 2℃ warming

A new study published in Global Change Biology reviews the potential impacts of climate change on the provision of ecosystem services and the risk of fire and other climatic risks linked to Mediterranean forests. Forests provide a wide range of provisioning, regulating and cultural services […]

New article: Towards a comprehensive look at global drivers of novel extreme wildfire events

New article: Towards a comprehensive look at global drivers of novel extreme wildfire events

A new article published in Climatic Change reviews the major mechanisms behind the occurrence of novel extreme wildfire events occurred around the globe between 2016 and 2020. Extreme wildfire events in recent years are shaking our established knowledge of how fire regimes respond to climate […]

Fire and biodiversity in the Anthropocene

Fire and biodiversity in the Anthropocene

Check out our important paper published in Science in which we highlight forward-looking methods for predicting the combined effects of human drivers and fire on biodiversity, and foreshadow emerging actions and strategies that could evolutionize how society manages fire for biodiversity in the Anthropocene. Fire […]

New article: Contrasting impacts of precipitation on Mediterranean birds and butterfies

New article: Contrasting impacts of precipitation on Mediterranean birds and butterfies

A new article led by Sergi Herrando (Catalan Institute of Ornithology and CREAF) examines the role played by temperature and precipitation preferences in determining population trends for birds and butterflies in a Mediterranean area, concluding that water availability is likely an important driver of animal […]