Abstract:
:Geographic range size is the manifestation of complex interactions between intrinsic species traits and extrinsic environmental conditions. It is also a fundamental ecological attribute of species and a key extinction risk correlate. Past research has primarily focused on the role of biological and environmental predictors of range size, but macroecological patterns can also be distorted by human activities. Here, we analyse the role of extrinsic (biogeography, habitat state, climate, human pressure) and intrinsic (biology) variables in predicting range size of the world's terrestrial mammals. In particular, our aim is to compare the predictive ability of human pressure vs. species biology. We evaluated the ability of 19 intrinsic and extrinsic variables in predicting range size for 4867 terrestrial mammals. We repeated the analyses after excluding restricted-range species and performed separate analyses for species in different biogeographic realms and taxonomic groups. Our model had high predictive ability and showed that climatic variables and human pressures are the most influential predictors of range size. Interestingly, human pressures predict current geographic range size better than biological traits. These findings were confirmed when repeating the analyses on large-ranged species, individual biogeographic regions and individual taxonomic groups. Climatic and human impacts have determined the extinction of mammal species in the past and are the main factors shaping the present distribution of mammals. These factors also affect other vertebrate groups globally, and their influence on range size may be similar as well. Measuring climatic and human variables can allow to obtain approximate range size estimations for data-deficient and newly discovered species (e.g. hundreds of mammal species worldwide). Our results support the need for a more careful consideration of the role of climate change and human impact - as opposed to species biological characteristics - in shaping species distribution ranges.
journal_name
Glob Chang Bioljournal_title
Global change biologyauthors
Di Marco M,Santini Ldoi
10.1111/gcb.12834subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-06-01 00:00:00pages
2169-78issue
6eissn
1354-1013issn
1365-2486journal_volume
21pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The observed pattern of lake browning, or increased terrestrial dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration, across the northern hemisphere has amplified the importance of understanding how consumer productivity varies with DOC concentration. Results from comparative studies suggest these increased DOC concentrations...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.13260
更新日期:2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Anthropogenic activities such as land-use change, pollution and fishing impact the trophic structure of coral reef fishes, which can influence ecosystem health and function. Although these impacts may be ubiquitous, they are not consistent across the tropical Pacific Ocean. Using an extensive database of fish biomass ...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.13882
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Determining soil carbon (C) responses to rising temperature is critical for projections of the feedbacks between terrestrial ecosystems, C cycle, and climate change. However, the direction and magnitude of this feedback remain highly uncertain due largely to our limited understanding of the spatial heterogeneity of so...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.14838
更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The net flux of CO2 exchanged with the atmosphere following grassland-related land-use change (LUC) depends on the subsequent temporal dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC). Yet, the magnitude and timing of these dynamics are still unclear. We compiled a global data set of 836 paired-sites to quantify temporal SOC cha...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.14328
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::In rice cultivation, there are controversial reports on net impacts of nitrogen (N) fertilizers on methane (CH 4 ) emissions. Nitrogen fertilizers increase crop growth as well as alter CH 4 producing (Methanogens) and consuming (Methanotrophs) microbes, and thereby produce complex effects on CH 4 emissions. Objectives...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02762.x
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Tree populations usually show adaptations to their local environments as a result of natural selection. As climates change, populations can become locally maladapted and decline in fitness. Evaluating the expected degree of genetic maladaptation due to climate change will allow forest managers to assess forest vulnera...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.13802
更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Plant community composition and functional traits respond to chronic drivers such as climate change and nitrogen (N) deposition. In contrast, pulse disturbances from ecosystem management can additionally change resources and conditions. Community responses to combined environmental changes may further depend on land-u...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.14955
更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::As the effects of the Global Climate Changes on the costal regions of Central and South Americas advance, there is proportionally little research being made to understand such impacts. This commentary puts forward a series of propositions of strategies to improve performance of Central and South American science and p...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.12186
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The acclimation capacity of leading edge tree populations is crucially important in a warming climate. Theoretical considerations suggest that adaptation through genetic change is needed, but this may be a slow process. Both positive and catastrophic outcomes have been predicted, while empirical studies have lagged be...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.13956
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Volatile nitrogen oxides (N2 O, NO, NO2 , HONO, …) can negatively impact climate, air quality, and human health. Using soils collected from temperate forests across the eastern United States, we show microbial communities involved in nitrogen (N) cycling are structured, in large part, by the composition of overstory t...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.15439
更新日期:2020-12-15 00:00:00
abstract::Lakes at high altitude and latitude are typically unproductive ecosystems where external factors outweigh the relative importance of in-lake processes, making them ideal sentinels of climate change. Climate change is inducing upward vegetation shifts at high altitude and latitude regions that translate into changes in...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.13545
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Carbon emissions from land-use changes in tropical dry forest systems are poorly understood, although they are likely globally significant. The South American Chaco has recently emerged as a hot spot of agricultural expansion and intensification, as cattle ranching and soybean cultivation expand into forests, and as s...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.13521
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::One widely documented phenological response to climate change is the earlier occurrence of spring-breeding events. While such climate change-driven shifts in phenology are common, their consequences for individuals and populations have rarely been investigated. I addressed this gap in our knowledge by using a multi-ye...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.12720
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Comparisons among ecosystem models or ecosystem dynamics along environmental gradients commonly rely on metrics that integrate different processes into a useful diagnostic. Terms such as age, turnover, residence, and transit times are often used for this purpose; however, these terms are variably defined in the litera...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.13556
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The changing global climate is having profound effects on coastal marine ecosystems around the world. Structure, functioning, and resilience, however, can vary geographically, depending on species composition, local oceanographic forcing, and other pressures from human activities and use. Understanding ecological resp...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.15273
更新日期:2020-09-09 00:00:00
abstract::The maximum rate of carboxylation (Vcmax ) is an essential leaf trait determining the photosynthetic capacity of plants. Existing approaches for estimating Vcmax at large scale mainly rely on empirical relationships with proxies such as leaf nitrogen/chlorophyll content or hyperspectral reflectance, or on complicated ...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.15276
更新日期:2020-07-12 00:00:00
abstract::Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations increase plant productivity and affect soil microbial communities, with possible consequences for the turnover rate of soil carbon (C) pools and feedbacks to the atmosphere. In a previous analysis (Van Groenigen et al., 2014), we used experimental data to inform a one-pool model...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.13074
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::How ocean acidification affects marine life is a major concern for science and society. However, its impacts on encrusting biofouling communities, that are both the initial colonizers of hard substrata and of great economic importance, are almost unknown. We showed that community composition changed significantly, fro...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.12841
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::White light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are rapidly replacing conventional outdoor lighting technologies around the world. Despite rising concerns over their impact on the environment and human health, the flexibility of LEDs has been advocated as a means of mitigating the ecological impacts of globally widespread outdoor ...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.13615
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Comprehending ecological dynamics requires not only knowledge of modern communities but also detailed reconstructions of ecosystem history. Ancient DNA (aDNA) metabarcoding allows biodiversity responses to major climatic change to be explored at different spatial and temporal scales. We extracted aDNA preserved in fos...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.14583
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Climate variation has been linked to historical and predicted future distributions and dynamics of wildlife populations. However, demographic mechanisms underlying these changes remain poorly understood. Here, we assessed variation and trends in climate (annual snowfall and spring temperature anomalies) and avian demo...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.14538
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Arctic climate warming will be primarily during winter, resulting in increased snowfall in many regions. Previous tundra research on the impacts of deepened snow has generally been of short duration. Here, we report relatively long-term (7-9 years) effects of experimentally deepened snow on plant community structure, ...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.14084
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Global climate change is affecting carbon cycling by driving changes in primary productivity and rates of carbon fixation, release and storage within Earth's vegetated systems. There is, however, limited understanding of how carbon flow between donor and recipient habitats will respond to climatic changes. Macroalgal-...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.14303
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The impact of climate change and of other anthropogenic pressures on the structure and composition of phytoplankton communities of large European rivers remains poorly documented. Here we report the findings of a study of the changes in the phytoplankton community of the middle segment of the river Loire over the past...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.12139
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The impact of climate change on dispersal processes is largely ignored in risk assessments for crop diseases, as inoculum is generally assumed to be ubiquitous and nonlimiting. We suggest that consideration of the impact of climate change on the connectivity of crops for inoculum transmission may provide additional ex...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.13368
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Efforts to limit global warming to below 2°C in relation to the pre-industrial level are under way, in accordance with the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, most impact research on agriculture to date has focused on impacts of warming >2°C on mean crop yields, and many previous studies did not focus sufficiently on extre...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.14542
更新日期:2018-12-07 00:00:00
abstract::Recently, there have been several studies using open top chambers (OTCs) or cloches to examine the response of Arctic plant communities to artificially elevated temperatures. Few, however, have investigated multitrophic systems, or the effects of both temperature and vertebrate grazing treatments on invertebrates. Thi...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.12284
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Drained peatlands are hotspots for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which could be mitigated by rewetting and land use change. We performed an ecological/economic analysis of rewetting drained fertile peatlands in a hemiboreal climate using different land use strategies over 80 years. Vegetation, soil processes, and to...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.13931
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The snow-masking effect of vegetation exerts strong control on albedo in northern high latitude ecosystems. Large-scale changes in the distribution and stature of vegetation in this region will thus have important feedbacks to climate. The snow-albedo feedback is controlled largely by the contrast between snow-covered...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.12391
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Changes in evapotranspiration (ET) from terrestrial ecosystems affect their water yield (WY), with considerable ecological and economic consequences. Increases in surface runoff observed over the past century have been attributed to increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations resulting in reduced ET by terrestrial ecosy...
journal_title:Global change biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/gcb.14363
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00