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Global warming is a key threat to biodiversity
Malcolm et al., 2006
Species richness of stream invertebrates was greatest in streams that experienced an intermediate frequency of disturbance
Townsend, 1997
Eco-evolutionary dynamics is defined as an evolutionary change in a trait that causes a change in an ecological variable that then influences selection on the same or some other trait
Pelletier, 2017
Adaptive radiation is the evolution of ecological diversity within a rapidly multiplying lineage
Schluter, 2000
In changing environments, larger numbers of species are needed to reduce variability in ecosystem processes
Loreau et al., 2001
Lizards of the genus Anolis divide their habitat according to perch height and perch diameter
Schoener, 1968
If an entire functional group of seemingly redundant species is lost then an ecosystem can suffer severe consequences
Reiss et al., 2009
Sea otters in Santa Cruz switched from sea urchins to kelp depending on depleting numbers
Ostfeld, 1989
Tropical reefs shelter one-third to one-quarter of all marine life
Plaisance et al., 2011
Tested the theory that evolutionary rescue can prevent extinction following an environmental change by exposing yeast cells to different salt concentrations
Bell and Gonzalez, 1999
Swift foxes specialise in small prey while coyotes consume greater proportions of large prey
Kitchen et al., 1999
Ecosystem goods and services have been altered by species invasions and human activities
Hooper, 2005
Grey squirrels from North America have replaced red squirrels throughout much of Britain, Ireland and North Italy
Gurnell et al., 2004
The average global temperature has increased by 0.94C above the 20th-century average
State of the Climate: Global Climate Report for Annual 2016, 2017
The presence of predators induce longer helmets and longer spines in Daphnia
Dodson, 1988
There seems to be an inverse relationship between the size of an animal species and its local abundance
Damuth, 1981
Stabilising mechanisms such as resource partitioning are essential for species coexistence
Chesson 2000
Pollinators provide vital ecosystem services to crops and wild plants and are a key component of global diversity
Potts, 2010
Coral-algal symbiosis is essential for the functioning of reefs but thermal stress can break down this symbiosis and lead to bleaching
Lough et al., 2018
During the industrial revolution, the pale form of the peppered moth was replaced by a black form
Arjen et al., 2016
Species have migrated around 6.1km per decade northward/upward
Parmesan and Yohe, 2003
As a result of elephants damaging trees, their structural complexity is increased, which provides refuges for a common arboreal lizard
Pringle, 2008
Body size of aquatic species decreases with an increase in temperature
Yvon-Durocher et al., 2011
Populations of polar bear are predicted to be negatively impacted by global warming
Molnar et al., 2010
