Outputs (4)

Ten practical guidelines for microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems (2024)
Journal Article
De Frenne, P., Beugnon, R., Klinges, D., Lenoir, J., Niittynen, P., Pincebourde, S., Senior, R. A., Aalto, J., Chytrý, K., Gillingham, P. K., Greiser, C., Gril, E., Haesen, S., Kearney, M., Kopecký, M., le Roux, P. C., Luoto, M., Maclean, I., Man, M., Penczykowski, R., …Van Meerbeek, K. (2025). Ten practical guidelines for microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 16(2), 269-294. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14476

Most biodiversity dynamics and ecosystem processes on land take place in microclimates that are decoupled from the climate as measured by standardised weather stations in open, unshaded locations. As a result, microclimate monitoring is increasingly... Read More about Ten practical guidelines for microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems.

Global shortfalls in documented actions to conserve biodiversity (2024)
Journal Article
Senior, R. A., Bagwyn, R., Leng, D., Killion, A. K., Jetz, W., & Wilcove, D. S. (2024). Global shortfalls in documented actions to conserve biodiversity. Nature, 630(8016), 387-391. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07498-7

Threatened species are by definition species that are in need of assistance. In the absence of suitable conservation interventions, they are likely to disappear soon1. There is limited understanding of how and where conservation interventions are app... Read More about Global shortfalls in documented actions to conserve biodiversity.

Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography (2024)
Journal Article
Kemppinen, J., Lembrechts, J. J., Van Meerbeek, K., Carnicer, J., Chardon, N. I., Kardol, P., Lenoir, J., Liu, D., Maclean, I., Pergl, J., Saccone, P., Senior, R. A., Shen, T., Słowińska, S., Vandvik, V., von Oppen, J., Aalto, J., Ayalew, B., Bates, O., Bertelsmeier, C., …De Frenne, P. (2024). Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33(6), Article e13834. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13834

Brief introduction: What are microclimates and why are they important?
Microclimate science has developed into a global discipline. Microclimate science is increasingly used to understand and mitigate climate and biodiversity shifts. Here, we provid... Read More about Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography.

Structural changes caused by selective logging undermine the thermal buffering capacity of tropical forests (2024)
Journal Article
Santos, E. G., Svátek, M., Nunes, M. H., Aalto, J., Senior, R. A., Matula, R., …Maeda, E. E. (2024). Structural changes caused by selective logging undermine the thermal buffering capacity of tropical forests. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 348, Article 109912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.109912

Selective logging is responsible for approximately 50 % of human-induced disturbances in tropical forests. The magnitude of disturbances from logging on the structure of forests varies widely and is associated with a multitude of impacts on the fores... Read More about Structural changes caused by selective logging undermine the thermal buffering capacity of tropical forests.