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52. Long-term data suggest jarrah-forest establishment at restored mine sites is resistant to climate variability

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Standish, R., Daws, M., Gove, Aaron, Didham, R., Grigg, A., Koch, J., Hobbs, R., Standish, R., Daws, M., Gove, Aaron, Didham, R., Grigg, A., Koch, J., and Hobbs, R.

Abstract

Global climate change is projected to increase the frequency and intensity of drought in dry regions due to warming temperatures and declining rainfall. Severe drought can trigger tree mortality and drive persistent vegetation change. To date, most empirical studies have focused on drought-induced mortality of adult trees, but this needs to be matched by similar efforts to understand drought impacts on seedling establishment if we are to understand the resilience of the world's forests to projected climate change. The Eucalyptus marginata (jarrah)-forest ecoregion of south-western Australia has experienced a 17% reduction in mean annual rainfall from 1975 to 2011 compared with mean rainfall from 1900 to 1974. Drought-induced mortality of adult trees has been documented for jarrah forest, but there is limited understanding of its capacity to recover, making it difficult to predict the likelihood of persistent effects. Long-term records of jarrah-forest restoration following bauxite mining are available for the 19-year period between 1992 and 2010. Records include annual data on seedling establishment in restored mine sites for 587 species in 1938 plots during a period of climatic variability. We built a structural equation model to discriminate the relative effects of climate, restoration practice, and their interactive effects on three response variables including species richness of the restored plant assemblages. Climate variability had a significant negative effect on richness, but the effect size was relatively small, being less than half that of varying restoration practice. We suggest this is due, in part, to the reliability of rainfall (i.e. no change in the coefficient of variation, seasonality or evenness, between recent and historical climates) despite a threefold difference in the absolute amount of wet-season rainfall. Importantly, there was no evidence that restoration practices were compromised by interacting effects of increased climate variability.Sy

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2015

53. The PREDICTS database : a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

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Hudson, Lawrence N., Newbold, Tim, Contu, Sara, Hill, Samantha L. L., Lysenko, Igor, De Palma, Adriana, Phillips, Helen R. P., Senior, Rebecca A., Bennett, Dominic J., Booth, Hollie, Choimes, Argyrios, Correia, David L. P., Day, Julie, Echeverria-Londono, Susy, Garon, Morgan, Harrison, Michelle L. K., Ingram, Daniel J., Jung, Martin, Kemp, Victoria, Kirkpatrick, Lucinda, Martin, Callum D., Pan, Yuan, White, Hannah J., Aben, Job, Abrahamczyk, Stefan, Adum, Gilbert B., Aguilar-Barquero, Virginia, Aizen, Marcelo A., Ancrenaz, Marc, Arbelaez-Cortes, Enrique, Armbrecht, Inge, Azhar, Badrul, Azpiroz, Adrian B., Baeten, Lander, Baldi, Andras, Banks, John E., Barlow, Jos, Batary, Peter, Bates, Adam J., Bayne, Erin M., Beja, Pedro, Berg, Ake, Berry, Nicholas J., Bicknell, Jake E., Bihn, Jochen H., Boehning-Gaese, Katrin, Boekhout, Teun, Boutin, Celine, Bouyer, Jeremy, Brearley, Francis Q., Brito, Isabel, Brunet, Joerg, Buczkowski, Grzegorz, Buscardo, Erika, Cabra-Garcia, Jimmy, Calvino-Cancela, Maria, Cameron, Sydney A., Cancello, Eliana M., Carrijo, Tiago F., Carvalho, Anelena L., Castro, Helena, Castro-Luna, Alejandro A., Cerda, Rolando, Cerezo, Alexis, Chauvat, Matthieu, Clarke, Frank M., Cleary, Daniel F. R., Connop, Stuart P., D'Aniello, Biagio, da Silva, Pedro Giovani, Darvill, Ben, Dauber, Jens, Dejean, Alain, Diekoetter, Tim, Dominguez-Haydar, Yamileth, Dormann, Carsten F., Dumont, Bertrand, Dures, Simon G., Dynesius, Mats, Edenius, Lars, Elek, Zoltan, Entling, Martin H., Farwig, Nina, Fayle, Tom M., Felicioli, Antonio, Felton, Annika M., Ficetola, Gentile F., Filgueiras, Bruno K. C., Fonte, Steven J., Fraser, Lauchlan H., Fukuda, Daisuke, Furlani, Dario, Ganzhorn, Joerg U., Garden, Jenni G., Gheler-Costa, Carla, Giordani, Paolo, Giordano, Simonetta, Gottschalk, Marco S., Goulson, Dave, Gove, Aaron D., Grogan, James, Hanley, Mick E., Hanson, Thor, Hashim, Nor R., Hawes, Joseph E., Hebert, Christian, Helden, Alvin J., Henden, John-Andre, Hernandez, Lionel, Herzog, Felix, Higuera-Diaz, Diego, Hilje, Branko, Horgan, Finbarr G., Horvath, Roland, Hylander, Kristoffer, Isaacs-Cubides, Paola, Ishitani, Masahiro, Jacobs, Carmen T., Jaramillo, Victor J., Jauker, Birgit, Jonsell, Mats, Jung, Thomas S., Kapoor, Vena, Kati, Vassiliki, Katovai, Eric, Kessler, Michael, Knop, Eva, Kolb, Annette, Koroesi, Adam, Lachat, Thibault, Lantschner, Victoria, Le Feon, Violette, LeBuhn, Gretchen, Legare, Jean-Philippe, Letcher, Susan G., Littlewood, Nick A., Lopez-Quintero, Carlos A., Louhaichi, Mounir, Loevei, Gabor L., Lucas-Borja, Manuel Esteban, Luja, Victor H., Maeto, Kaoru, Magura, Tibor, Mallari, Neil Aldrin, Marin-Spiotta, Erika, Marshall, E. J. P., Martinez, Eliana, Mayfield, Margaret M., Mikusinski, Grzegorz, Milder, Jeffrey C., Miller, James R., Morales, Carolina L., Muchane, Mary N., Muchane, Muchai, Naidoo, Robin, Nakamura, Akihiro, Naoe, Shoji, Nates-Parra, Guiomar, Navarrete Gutierrez, Dario A., Neuschulz, Eike L., Noreika, Norbertas, Norfolk, Olivia, Noriega, Jorge Ari, Noeske, Nicole M., O'Dea, Niall, Oduro, William, Ofori-Boateng, Caleb, Oke, Chris O., Osgathorpe, Lynne M., Paritsis, Juan, Parra-H, Alejandro, Pelegrin, Nicolas, Peres, Carlos A., Persson, Anna S., Petanidou, Theodora, Phalan, Ben, Philips, T. Keith, Poveda, Katja, Power, Eileen F., Presley, Steven J., Proenca, Vania, Quaranta, Marino, Quintero, Carolina, Redpath-Downing, Nicola A., Reid, J. Leighton, Reis, Yana T., Ribeiro, Danilo B., Richardson, Barbara A., Richardson, Michael J., Robles, Carolina A., Roembke, Joerg, Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad, Rosselli, Loreta, Rossiter, Stephen J., Roulston, T'ai H., Rousseau, Laurent, Sadler, Jonathan P., Safian, Szabolcs, Saldana-Vazquez, Romeo A., Samnegard, Ulrika, Schueepp, Christof, Schweiger, Oliver, Sedlock, Jodi L., Shahabuddin, Ghazala, Sheil, Douglas, Silva, Fernando A. B., Slade, Eleanor M., Smith-Pardo, Allan H., Sodhi, Navjot S., Somarriba, Eduardo J., Sosa, Ramon A., Stout, Jane C., Struebig, Matthew J., Sung, Yik-Hei, Threlfall, Caragh G., Tonietto, Rebecca, Tothmeresz, Bela, Tscharntke, Teja, Turner, Edgar C., Tylianakis, Jason M., Vanbergen, Adam J., Vassilev, Kiril, Verboven, Hans A. F., Vergara, Carlos H., Vergara, Pablo M., Verhulst, Jort, Walker, Tony R., Wang, Yanping, Watling, James I., Wells, Konstans, Williams, Christopher D., Willig, Michael R., Woinarski, John C. Z., Wolf, Jan H. D., Woodcock, Ben A., Yu, Douglas W., Zaitsev, Andrey S., Collen, Ben, Ewers, Rob M., Mace, Georgina M., Purves, Drew W., Scharlemann, Joern P. W., Purvis, Andy, Hudson, Lawrence N., Newbold, Tim, Contu, Sara, Hill, Samantha L. L., Lysenko, Igor, De Palma, Adriana, Phillips, Helen R. P., Senior, Rebecca A., Bennett, Dominic J., Booth, Hollie, Choimes, Argyrios, Correia, David L. P., Day, Julie, Echeverria-Londono, Susy, Garon, Morgan, Harrison, Michelle L. K., Ingram, Daniel J., Jung, Martin, Kemp, Victoria, Kirkpatrick, Lucinda, Martin, Callum D., Pan, Yuan, White, Hannah J., Aben, Job, Abrahamczyk, Stefan, Adum, Gilbert B., Aguilar-Barquero, Virginia, Aizen, Marcelo A., Ancrenaz, Marc, Arbelaez-Cortes, Enrique, Armbrecht, Inge, Azhar, Badrul, Azpiroz, Adrian B., Baeten, Lander, Baldi, Andras, Banks, John E., Barlow, Jos, Batary, Peter, Bates, Adam J., Bayne, Erin M., Beja, Pedro, Berg, Ake, Berry, Nicholas J., Bicknell, Jake E., Bihn, Jochen H., Boehning-Gaese, Katrin, Boekhout, Teun, Boutin, Celine, Bouyer, Jeremy, Brearley, Francis Q., Brito, Isabel, Brunet, Joerg, Buczkowski, Grzegorz, Buscardo, Erika, Cabra-Garcia, Jimmy, Calvino-Cancela, Maria, Cameron, Sydney A., Cancello, Eliana M., Carrijo, Tiago F., Carvalho, Anelena L., Castro, Helena, Castro-Luna, Alejandro A., Cerda, Rolando, Cerezo, Alexis, Chauvat, Matthieu, Clarke, Frank M., Cleary, Daniel F. R., Connop, Stuart P., D'Aniello, Biagio, da Silva, Pedro Giovani, Darvill, Ben, Dauber, Jens, Dejean, Alain, Diekoetter, Tim, Dominguez-Haydar, Yamileth, Dormann, Carsten F., Dumont, Bertrand, Dures, Simon G., Dynesius, Mats, Edenius, Lars, Elek, Zoltan, Entling, Martin H., Farwig, Nina, Fayle, Tom M., Felicioli, Antonio, Felton, Annika M., Ficetola, Gentile F., Filgueiras, Bruno K. C., Fonte, Steven J., Fraser, Lauchlan H., Fukuda, Daisuke, Furlani, Dario, Ganzhorn, Joerg U., Garden, Jenni G., Gheler-Costa, Carla, Giordani, Paolo, Giordano, Simonetta, Gottschalk, Marco S., Goulson, Dave, Gove, Aaron D., Grogan, James, Hanley, Mick E., Hanson, Thor, Hashim, Nor R., Hawes, Joseph E., Hebert, Christian, Helden, Alvin J., Henden, John-Andre, Hernandez, Lionel, Herzog, Felix, Higuera-Diaz, Diego, Hilje, Branko, Horgan, Finbarr G., Horvath, Roland, Hylander, Kristoffer, Isaacs-Cubides, Paola, Ishitani, Masahiro, Jacobs, Carmen T., Jaramillo, Victor J., Jauker, Birgit, Jonsell, Mats, Jung, Thomas S., Kapoor, Vena, Kati, Vassiliki, Katovai, Eric, Kessler, Michael, Knop, Eva, Kolb, Annette, Koroesi, Adam, Lachat, Thibault, Lantschner, Victoria, Le Feon, Violette, LeBuhn, Gretchen, Legare, Jean-Philippe, Letcher, Susan G., Littlewood, Nick A., Lopez-Quintero, Carlos A., Louhaichi, Mounir, Loevei, Gabor L., Lucas-Borja, Manuel Esteban, Luja, Victor H., Maeto, Kaoru, Magura, Tibor, Mallari, Neil Aldrin, Marin-Spiotta, Erika, Marshall, E. J. P., Martinez, Eliana, Mayfield, Margaret M., Mikusinski, Grzegorz, Milder, Jeffrey C., Miller, James R., Morales, Carolina L., Muchane, Mary N., Muchane, Muchai, Naidoo, Robin, Nakamura, Akihiro, Naoe, Shoji, Nates-Parra, Guiomar, Navarrete Gutierrez, Dario A., Neuschulz, Eike L., Noreika, Norbertas, Norfolk, Olivia, Noriega, Jorge Ari, Noeske, Nicole M., O'Dea, Niall, Oduro, William, Ofori-Boateng, Caleb, Oke, Chris O., Osgathorpe, Lynne M., Paritsis, Juan, Parra-H, Alejandro, Pelegrin, Nicolas, Peres, Carlos A., Persson, Anna S., Petanidou, Theodora, Phalan, Ben, Philips, T. Keith, Poveda, Katja, Power, Eileen F., Presley, Steven J., Proenca, Vania, Quaranta, Marino, Quintero, Carolina, Redpath-Downing, Nicola A., Reid, J. Leighton, Reis, Yana T., Ribeiro, Danilo B., Richardson, Barbara A., Richardson, Michael J., Robles, Carolina A., Roembke, Joerg, Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad, Rosselli, Loreta, Rossiter, Stephen J., Roulston, T'ai H., Rousseau, Laurent, Sadler, Jonathan P., Safian, Szabolcs, Saldana-Vazquez, Romeo A., Samnegard, Ulrika, Schueepp, Christof, Schweiger, Oliver, Sedlock, Jodi L., Shahabuddin, Ghazala, Sheil, Douglas, Silva, Fernando A. B., Slade, Eleanor M., Smith-Pardo, Allan H., Sodhi, Navjot S., Somarriba, Eduardo J., Sosa, Ramon A., Stout, Jane C., Struebig, Matthew J., Sung, Yik-Hei, Threlfall, Caragh G., Tonietto, Rebecca, Tothmeresz, Bela, Tscharntke, Teja, Turner, Edgar C., Tylianakis, Jason M., Vanbergen, Adam J., Vassilev, Kiril, Verboven, Hans A. F., Vergara, Carlos H., Vergara, Pablo M., Verhulst, Jort, Walker, Tony R., Wang, Yanping, Watling, James I., Wells, Konstans, Williams, Christopher D., Willig, Michael R., Woinarski, John C. Z., Wolf, Jan H. D., Woodcock, Ben A., Yu, Douglas W., Zaitsev, Andrey S., Collen, Ben, Ewers, Rob M., Mace, Georgina M., Purves, Drew W., Scharlemann, Joern P. W., and Purvis, Andy

Abstract

Biodiversity continues to decline in the face of increasing anthropogenic pressures such as habitat destruction, exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species. Existing global databases of species' threat status or population time series are dominated by charismatic species. The collation of datasets with broad taxonomic and biogeographic extents, and that support computation of a range of biodiversity indicators, is necessary to enable better understanding of historical declines and to project - and avert - future declines. We describe and assess a new database of more than 1.6 million samples from 78 countries representing over 28,000 species, collated from existing spatial comparisons of local-scale biodiversity exposed to different intensities and types of anthropogenic pressures, from terrestrial sites around the world. The database contains measurements taken in 208 (of 814) ecoregions, 13 (of 14) biomes, 25 (of 35) biodiversity hotspots and 16 (of 17) megadiverse countries. The database contains more than 1% of the total number of all species described, and more than 1% of the described species within many taxonomic groups - including flowering plants, gymnosperms, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, beetles, lepidopterans and hymenopterans. The dataset, which is still being added to, is therefore already considerably larger and more representative than those used by previous quantitative models of biodiversity trends and responses. The database is being assembled as part of the PREDICTS project (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems - ). We make site-level summary data available alongside this article. The full database will be publicly available in 2015.

Published
2014
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54. The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

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Hudson, L., Newbold, T., Contu, S., Hill, S., Lysenko, I., De Palma, A., Phillips, H., Senior, R., Bennett, D., Booth, H., Choimes, A., Correia, D., Day, J., Echeverria-Londono, S., Garon, M., Harrison, M., Ingram, D., Jung, M., Kemp, V., Kirkpatrick, L., Martin, C., Pan, Y., White, H., Aben, J., Abrahamczyk, S., Adum, G., Aguilar-Barquero, V., Aizen, M., Ancrenaz, M., Arbelaez-Cortes, E., Armbrecht, I., Azhar, B., Azpiroz, A., Baeten, L., Baldi, A., Banks, J., Barlow, J., Batary, P., Bates, A., Bayne, E., Beja, P., Berg, A., Berry, N., Bicknell, J., Bihn, J., Bohning-Gaese, K., Boekhout, T., Boutin, C., Bouyer, J., Brearley, F., Brito, I., Brunet, J., Buczkowski, G., Buscardo, E., Cabra-Garcia, J., Calvino-Cancela, M., Cameron, S., cancello, E., Carrijo, T., carvalho, A., Castro, H., Castro-Luna, A., Cerda, R., Cerezo, A., Chauvat, M., Clarke, F., Cleary, D., Connop, S., D'Aniello, B., da Silva, P.G., Darvill, B., Dauber, J., Dejean, A., Diekotter, T., Dominguez-Haydar, Y., Dormann, C., Dumont, B., Dures, S., Dynesius, M., Edenius, L., Elek, Z., Entling, M., Farwig, N., Fayle, T., Felicioli, A., Felton, A., Ficetola, G., Filgueiras, B., Fonte, S., Fraser, L., Fukuda, D., Furlani, D., Ganzhorn, J., Garden, J., Gheler-Costa, C., Giordani, P., Giordano, S., Gottschalk, M., Goulson, D., Gove, Aaron, Grogan, J., Hanley, M., Hanson, T., Hashim, N., Hawes, J., Hebert, C., Helden, A., Henden, J., Hernandez, L., Herzog, F., Higuera-Diaz, D., Hilje, B., Horgan, F., Horvath, R., Hylander, K., Issacs-Cubides, P., Ishitani, M., Jacobs, C., Jaramillo, V., Jauker, B., Jonsell, M., Jung, T., Kapoor, V., Kati, V., Katovai, E., Kessler, M., Knop, E., Kolb, A., Korosi, A., Lachat, T., Lantschner, V., Le Feon, V., LeBuhn, G., Legare, J., Letcher, S., Littlewood, N., Lopez--Quintero, C., Louhaichi, M., Lovei, G., Lucas-Borja, M., Luja, V., Maeto, K., Magura, T., Mallari, N., Marin-Spiotta, E., Marshall, E., Martinez, E., Mayfield, M., Mikusinski, G., Milder, J., Miller, J., Morales, C., Muchane, M., Naidoo, R., Nakamura, A., Naoe, S., Nates-Parra, G., Navarrete Gutierrez, D., Neuschulz, E., Noreika, N., Norfolk, O., Noriega, J., Noske, N., O'Dea, N., Oduro, W., Ofori-Boateng, C., Oke, C., Osgathorpe, L., Paritsis, J., Parrah, A., Pelegrin, N., Peres, C., Persson, A., Petanidou, T., Phalan, B., Philips, T.K., Poveda, K., Power, E., Presley, S., Proenca, V., Quaranta, M., Quintero, C., Redpath-Downing, N., Reid, J.L., Reis, Y., Ribeiro, D., Richardson, B., Richardson, M., Robles, C., Rombke, J., Romero-Duque, L.P., Rosselli, L., Rossiter, S., Roulston, T., Rousseau, L., Sadler, J., Safian, S., Saldana-Vazquez, R., Samnegard, U., Schuepp, C., Schweiger, O., Sedlock, J., Shahabuddin, G., Sheil, D., Silva, F., Slade, E., Smith-Pardo, A., Sodhi, N., Somarriba, E., Sosa, R., Stout, J., Struebig, M., Sung, Y., Threlfall, C., Tonietto, R., Tothmeresz, B., Tscharntke, T., Turner, E., Tylianakis, J., Vanbergen, A., Vassilev, K., Verboven, H., Vergara, C., Vergara, P., Verhulst, J., Walker, T., Wang, Y., Watling, J., Wells, K., Williams, C., Willig, M., Woinarski, J., Wolf, J., Woodcock, B., Yu, D., Zaitsev, A., Collen, B., Ewers, R., Mace, G., Purves, D., Scharlemann, J., Purvis, A., Hudson, L., Newbold, T., Contu, S., Hill, S., Lysenko, I., De Palma, A., Phillips, H., Senior, R., Bennett, D., Booth, H., Choimes, A., Correia, D., Day, J., Echeverria-Londono, S., Garon, M., Harrison, M., Ingram, D., Jung, M., Kemp, V., Kirkpatrick, L., Martin, C., Pan, Y., White, H., Aben, J., Abrahamczyk, S., Adum, G., Aguilar-Barquero, V., Aizen, M., Ancrenaz, M., Arbelaez-Cortes, E., Armbrecht, I., Azhar, B., Azpiroz, A., Baeten, L., Baldi, A., Banks, J., Barlow, J., Batary, P., Bates, A., Bayne, E., Beja, P., Berg, A., Berry, N., Bicknell, J., Bihn, J., Bohning-Gaese, K., Boekhout, T., Boutin, C., Bouyer, J., Brearley, F., Brito, I., Brunet, J., Buczkowski, G., Buscardo, E., Cabra-Garcia, J., Calvino-Cancela, M., Cameron, S., cancello, E., Carrijo, T., carvalho, A., Castro, H., Castro-Luna, A., Cerda, R., Cerezo, A., Chauvat, M., Clarke, F., Cleary, D., Connop, S., D'Aniello, B., da Silva, P.G., Darvill, B., Dauber, J., Dejean, A., Diekotter, T., Dominguez-Haydar, Y., Dormann, C., Dumont, B., Dures, S., Dynesius, M., Edenius, L., Elek, Z., Entling, M., Farwig, N., Fayle, T., Felicioli, A., Felton, A., Ficetola, G., Filgueiras, B., Fonte, S., Fraser, L., Fukuda, D., Furlani, D., Ganzhorn, J., Garden, J., Gheler-Costa, C., Giordani, P., Giordano, S., Gottschalk, M., Goulson, D., Gove, Aaron, Grogan, J., Hanley, M., Hanson, T., Hashim, N., Hawes, J., Hebert, C., Helden, A., Henden, J., Hernandez, L., Herzog, F., Higuera-Diaz, D., Hilje, B., Horgan, F., Horvath, R., Hylander, K., Issacs-Cubides, P., Ishitani, M., Jacobs, C., Jaramillo, V., Jauker, B., Jonsell, M., Jung, T., Kapoor, V., Kati, V., Katovai, E., Kessler, M., Knop, E., Kolb, A., Korosi, A., Lachat, T., Lantschner, V., Le Feon, V., LeBuhn, G., Legare, J., Letcher, S., Littlewood, N., Lopez--Quintero, C., Louhaichi, M., Lovei, G., Lucas-Borja, M., Luja, V., Maeto, K., Magura, T., Mallari, N., Marin-Spiotta, E., Marshall, E., Martinez, E., Mayfield, M., Mikusinski, G., Milder, J., Miller, J., Morales, C., Muchane, M., Naidoo, R., Nakamura, A., Naoe, S., Nates-Parra, G., Navarrete Gutierrez, D., Neuschulz, E., Noreika, N., Norfolk, O., Noriega, J., Noske, N., O'Dea, N., Oduro, W., Ofori-Boateng, C., Oke, C., Osgathorpe, L., Paritsis, J., Parrah, A., Pelegrin, N., Peres, C., Persson, A., Petanidou, T., Phalan, B., Philips, T.K., Poveda, K., Power, E., Presley, S., Proenca, V., Quaranta, M., Quintero, C., Redpath-Downing, N., Reid, J.L., Reis, Y., Ribeiro, D., Richardson, B., Richardson, M., Robles, C., Rombke, J., Romero-Duque, L.P., Rosselli, L., Rossiter, S., Roulston, T., Rousseau, L., Sadler, J., Safian, S., Saldana-Vazquez, R., Samnegard, U., Schuepp, C., Schweiger, O., Sedlock, J., Shahabuddin, G., Sheil, D., Silva, F., Slade, E., Smith-Pardo, A., Sodhi, N., Somarriba, E., Sosa, R., Stout, J., Struebig, M., Sung, Y., Threlfall, C., Tonietto, R., Tothmeresz, B., Tscharntke, T., Turner, E., Tylianakis, J., Vanbergen, A., Vassilev, K., Verboven, H., Vergara, C., Vergara, P., Verhulst, J., Walker, T., Wang, Y., Watling, J., Wells, K., Williams, C., Willig, M., Woinarski, J., Wolf, J., Woodcock, B., Yu, D., Zaitsev, A., Collen, B., Ewers, R., Mace, G., Purves, D., Scharlemann, J., and Purvis, A.

Abstract

Biodiversity continues to decline in the face of increasing anthropogenic pressures such as habitat destruction, exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species. Existing global databases of species’ threat status or population time series are dominated by charismatic species. The collation of datasets with broad taxonomic and biogeographic extents, and that support computation ofa range of biodiversity indicators, is necessary to enable better understanding of historical declines and to project – and avert – future declines. We describe and assess a new database of more than 1.6 million samples from 78 countries representing over 28,000 species, collated from existing spatial comparisons of local-scale biodiversity exposed to different intensities and types of anthropogenic pressures, from terrestrial sites around the world. The database containsmeasurements taken in 208 (of 814) ecoregions, 13 (of 14) biomes, 25 (of 35) biodiversity hotspots and 16 (of 17) megadiverse countries. The database contains more than 1% of the total number of all species described, and more than 1% of the described species within many taxonomic groups – including flowering plants, gymnosperms, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, beetles, lepidopterans and hymenopterans. The dataset, which is still being added to, is therefore already considerably larger and more representative than those used by previous quantitative models of biodiversity trends and responses. The database is being assembled as part of the PREDICTS project (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems – www.predicts.org.uk).

Published
2014

55. The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

Author

Hudson, Lawrence N., primary, Newbold, Tim, additional, Contu, Sara, additional, Hill, Samantha L. L., additional, Lysenko, Igor, additional, De Palma, Adriana, additional, Phillips, Helen R. P., additional, Senior, Rebecca A., additional, Bennett, Dominic J., additional, Booth, Hollie, additional, Choimes, Argyrios, additional, Correia, David L. P., additional, Day, Julie, additional, Echeverría‐Londoño, Susy, additional, Garon, Morgan, additional, Harrison, Michelle L. K., additional, Ingram, Daniel J., additional, Jung, Martin, additional, Kemp, Victoria, additional, Kirkpatrick, Lucinda, additional, Martin, Callum D., additional, Pan, Yuan, additional, White, Hannah J., additional, Aben, Job, additional, Abrahamczyk, Stefan, additional, Adum, Gilbert B., additional, Aguilar‐Barquero, Virginia, additional, Aizen, Marcelo A., additional, Ancrenaz, Marc, additional, Arbeláez‐Cortés, Enrique, additional, Armbrecht, Inge, additional, Azhar, Badrul, additional, Azpiroz, Adrián B., additional, Baeten, Lander, additional, Báldi, András, additional, Banks, John E., additional, Barlow, Jos, additional, Batáry, Péter, additional, Bates, Adam J., additional, Bayne, Erin M., additional, Beja, Pedro, additional, Berg, Åke, additional, Berry, Nicholas J., additional, Bicknell, Jake E., additional, Bihn, Jochen H., additional, Böhning‐Gaese, Katrin, additional, Boekhout, Teun, additional, Boutin, Céline, additional, Bouyer, Jérémy, additional, Brearley, Francis Q., additional, Brito, Isabel, additional, Brunet, Jörg, additional, Buczkowski, Grzegorz, additional, Buscardo, Erika, additional, Cabra‐García, Jimmy, additional, Calviño‐Cancela, María, additional, Cameron, Sydney A., additional, Cancello, Eliana M., additional, Carrijo, Tiago F., additional, Carvalho, Anelena L., additional, Castro, Helena, additional, Castro‐Luna, Alejandro A., additional, Cerda, Rolando, additional, Cerezo, Alexis, additional, Chauvat, Matthieu, additional, Clarke, Frank M., additional, Cleary, Daniel F. 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D., additional, Woodcock, Ben A., additional, Yu, Douglas W., additional, Zaitsev, Andrey S., additional, Collen, Ben, additional, Ewers, Rob M., additional, Mace, Georgina M., additional, Purves, Drew W., additional, Scharlemann, Jörn P. W., additional, and Purvis, Andy, additional

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56. Environmental and historical imprints on beta diversity: Insights from variation in rates of species turnover along gradients

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Fitzpatrick, M., Sanders, N., Normand, S., Svenning, J., Ferrier, S., Gove, Aaron, Dunn, Robert, Fitzpatrick, M., Sanders, N., Normand, S., Svenning, J., Ferrier, S., Gove, Aaron, and Dunn, Robert

Abstract

A common approach for analysing geographical variation in biodiversity involves using linear models to determine the rate at which species similarity declines with geographical or environmental distance and comparing this rate among regions, taxa or communities. Implicit in this approach are weakly justified assumptions that the rate of species turnover remains constant along gradients and that this rate can therefore serve as a means to compare ecological systems. We use generalized dissimilarity modelling, a novel method that accommodates variation in rates of species turnover along gradients and between different gradients, to compare environmental and spatial controls on the floras of two regions with contrasting evolutionary and climatic histories: southwest Australia and northern Europe. We find stronger signals of climate history in the northern European flora and demonstrate that variation in rates of species turnover is persistent across regions, taxa and different gradients. Such variation may represent an important but often overlooked component of biodiversity that complicates comparisons of distance-decay relationships and underscores the importance of using methods that accommodate the curvilinear relationships expected when modelling beta diversity. Determining how rates of species turnover vary along and between gradients is relevant to understanding the sensitivity of ecological systems to environmental change.

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2013

57. Structurally complex farms support high avian functional diversity in tropical montane Ethiopia

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Gove, Aaron, Hylander, K., Nemomisa, S., Shimelis, A., Enkossa, W., Gove, Aaron, Hylander, K., Nemomisa, S., Shimelis, A., and Enkossa, W.

Abstract

Of all feeding guilds, understorey insectivores are thought to be most sensitive to disturbance and forest conversion. We compared the composition of bird feeding guilds in tropical forest fragments with adjacent agro-ecosystems in a montane region of south-west Ethiopia. We used a series of point counts to survey birds in 19 agriculture and 19 forest sites and recorded tree species within each farm across an area of 40 × 35 km. Insectivores (~17 spp. per plot), frugivores (~3 spp. per plot) and omnivores (~5 spp. per plot) maintained species density across habitats, while granivores and nectarivores increased in the agricultural sites by factors of 7 and 3 respectively. Species accumulation curves of each guild were equal or steeper in agriculture, suggesting that agricultural and forest landscapes were equally heterogeneous for all bird guilds. Counter to most published studies, we found no decline in insectivore species richness with forest conversion. However, species composition differed between the two habitats, with certain forest specialists replaced by other species within each feeding guild. We suggest that the lack of difference in insectivorous species numbers between forest and agriculture in this region is due to the benign nature of the agricultural habitat, but also due to a regional species pool which contains many bird species which are adapted to open habitats.

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2013

58. Control charts for improved decisions in environmental management: A case study of catchment water supply in south-west Western Australia

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Gove, Aaron, Sadler, R., Matsuki, M., Archibald, Robert, Pearse, S., Garkaklis, M., Gove, Aaron, Sadler, R., Matsuki, M., Archibald, Robert, Pearse, S., and Garkaklis, M.

Abstract

Environmental monitoring is becoming increasingly sophisticated with the widespread adoption of data loggers, sensor arrays and remote sensing, leading to larger scale, higher resolution and superior quality data. However, interpreting monitoring data and deciding when and how to apply environmental management remains a subjective and underdeveloped area of research. Control charts, developed in industrial settings to identify when manufacturing processes were beyond the acceptable bounds of production quality, represent one solution. Despite their potential utility, control charts have rarely been adopted in environmental monitoring. In theory, they are able to identify undesirable trends early and provide transparent and broadly consensual criteria for defining when management action should take place, that is action is triggered when parameter values are observed beyond the agreed control limits of the process. Once triggered, a predetermined management action is implemented. Possible actions are many and varied, and range from investigation and increased monitoring to intervention in the system. Here, the utility of control charts in monitoring water supply in south-western Australia from 1911 to 2010 is examined, and their ability to provide an early, transparent and easily understandable means of triggering management action is assessed.Two control chart types are applied: the Xbar chart and the CUSUM chart. X-bar charts varied widely in their ability to trigger action and were insensitive to many traditional threshold criteria (of which there are many to choose from). In contrast, standard CUSUM charts are specifically designed to detect subtler shifts away from a mean trend and hence provided a more consistent warning of the decline in water supply. While managers were aware of the decline in water supply from an early stage, we believe that control charts could have clearly communicated this earlier, enabling consensus among decision makers to be reached mo

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2013

59. A comparison of the autecology of two seed-taking ant genera, Rhytidoponera and Melophorus

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Majer, Jonathan, Gove, Aaron, Sochacki, S., Searle, P., Portlock, C., Majer, Jonathan, Gove, Aaron, Sochacki, S., Searle, P., and Portlock, C.

Abstract

Members of the genus Rhytidoponera and, to a lesser extent, certain Melophorus spp. are keystone mutualists for the dispersal of seeds in the southwest of Western Australia, with important ramifications for the ecology and speciation of plants in this biodiversity hotspot. For this reason, it is important to understand the autecology of the relevant ant species and the way in which they interact with plant seeds. This paper addresses key aspects of the ecology of three such ant species, Rhytidoponera violacea (Forel), R. inornata Crawley and Melophorus turneri perthensis Wheeler. Data are presented on their geographic distribution, seasonality of foraging, diurnal activity, response to fire, nest site preference, nest structure, colony size, feeding habits, foraging response to seed availability, and seedling emergence from nests. The role of all three species as seed dispersers is confirmed, and all three species have ecologies that are well-suited for dispersal and survival of native plant seeds. Preservation of this interaction is important for the conservation of plants, and it is fortuitous that all three species are able to survive disturbance and return to rehabilitated areas. However, the smaller R. inornata, and to a lesser extent, the larger R. violacea, are vulnerable to invasive ant [Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius)] incursions. M. turneri perthensis is able to coexist with the invasive ant unless this is at high densities, probably as a result of its ability to forage during high temperatures when the invasive species is inactive.

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2011

60. Global diversity in light of climate change: The case of ants

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Jenkins, C., Sanders, N., Andersen, A., Arnan, X., Brühl, C., Cerda, X., Ellison, A., Fisher, B., Fitzpatrick, M., Gotelli, N., Gove, Aaron, Guenard, B., Lattke, J., Lessard, J., McGlynn, T., Menke, S., Parr, C., Philpott, S., Vasconcelos, H., Weisser, M., Dunn, Robert, Jenkins, C., Sanders, N., Andersen, A., Arnan, X., Brühl, C., Cerda, X., Ellison, A., Fisher, B., Fitzpatrick, M., Gotelli, N., Gove, Aaron, Guenard, B., Lattke, J., Lessard, J., McGlynn, T., Menke, S., Parr, C., Philpott, S., Vasconcelos, H., Weisser, M., and Dunn, Robert

Abstract

Aim: To use a fine-grained global model of ant diversity to identify the limits of our knowledge of diversity in the context of climate change. Location: Global. Methods: We applied generalized linear modelling to a global database of local ant assemblages to predict the species density of ants globally. Predictors evaluated included simple climate variables, combined temperature × precipitation variables, biogeographic region, elevation, and interactions between select variables. Areas of the planet identified as beyond the reliable prediction ability of the model were those having climatic conditions more extreme than what was represented in the ant database. Results: Temperature was the most important single predictor of ant species density, and a mix of climatic variables, biogeographic region and interactions between climate and region yielded the best overall model. Broadly, geographic patterns of ant diversity match those of other taxa, with high species density in the wet tropics and in some, but not all, parts of the dry tropics. Uncertainty in model predictions appears to derive from the low amount of standardized sampling of ants in Asia, in Africa and in the most extreme (e.g. hottest) climates. Model residuals increase as a function of temperature. This suggests that our understanding of the drivers of ant diversity at high temperatures is incomplete, especially in hot and arid climates. In other words, our ignorance of how ant diversity relates to environment is greatest in those regions where most species occur – hot climates, both wet and dry.Main conclusions: Our results have two important implications. First, temperature is necessary, but not sufficient, to explain fully the patterns of ant diversity. Second, our ability to predict ant diversity is weakest exactly where we need to know the most, the warmest regions of a warming world. This includes significant parts of the tropics and some of the most biologically diverse areas in the world.

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2011

61. The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea

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Lubertazzi, D., Aliberti Lubertazzi, M., McCoy, N., Gove, Aaron, Majer, Jonathan, Dunn, Robert, Lubertazzi, D., Aliberti Lubertazzi, M., McCoy, N., Gove, Aaron, Majer, Jonathan, and Dunn, Robert

Abstract

Rhytidoponera violacea (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a keystone seed disperser in Kwongan heathland habitats of southwestern Australia. Like many myrmecochorous ants, little is known about the basic biology of this species. In this study various aspects of the biology of R. violacea were examined and the researchers evaluated how these characteristics may influence seed dispersal. R. violacea nesting habits (relatively shallow nests), foraging behavior (scramble competitor and lax food selection criteria), and other life history characteristics complement their role as a mutualist that interacts with the seeds of many plant species.

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2010

62. Convergent evolution of seed dispersal by ants, and phylogeny and biogeography in flowering plants: A global survey

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Lengyel, S., Gove, Aaron, Latimer, A., Majer, Jonathan, Dunn, Robert, Lengyel, S., Gove, Aaron, Latimer, A., Majer, Jonathan, and Dunn, Robert

Abstract

Seed dispersal is a fundamental life history trait in plants. Although the recent surge of interest in seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) has added greatly to knowledge on the ecology of seed dispersal and ant–plant mutualisms, myrmecochory also represents a unique opportunity to examine the links between seed dispersal and evolution in flowering plants. Here we review the taxonomic, phylogenetic and biogeographic distribution of myrmecochory in flowering plants. Myrmecochory is mediated by elaiosomes, i.e., lipid-rich seed appendages that attract ants and serve as rewards for dispersal. We surveyed the literature for evidence of elaiosomes in angiosperm plants to estimate the global prevalence of myrmecochory. We then searched the literature for phylogenetic reconstructions to identify myrmecochorous lineages and to estimate the minimum number of independent evolutionary origins of myrmecochory. We found that myrmecochory is present in at least 11 000 species or 4.5% of all species, in 334 genera or 2.5% of all genera and in 77 families or 17% of all families of angiosperm plants. We identified at least 101, but possibly up to 147, independent origins of myrmecochory.We estimated three or more origins in 13 families and found that at least half the genera are myrmecochorous in 10 families. Most myrmecochorous lineages were Australian, South African or northern temperate (Holarctic). A mapping of families containing myrmecochorous genera on a dated angiosperm supertree showed that myrmecochory has evolved in most of the major angiosperm lineages and that it is more frequent in younger families (crown group age <80 million years) than in older ones. We suggest that the relatively low physiological and energetic costs of producing an elaiosome and the consistent selective benefits of myrmecochory (dispersal, protection from seed predators and fire, safe and nutrient-rich microsites) explain the numerous evolutionary and developmental origins of myrmecochory in angi

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2010

63. Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate - species density relationships

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Weiser, M., Sanders, N., Agosti, D., Anderson, A., Ellison, A., Fisher, B., Gibb, H., Gotelli, N., Gove, Aaron, Gross, K., Guenard, B., Janda, M., Kaspari, M., Lessard, J., Longino, J., Majer, Jonathan, Menke, S., McGlynn, T., Parr, C., Philpott, S., Retana, J., Suarez, A., Vasconcelos, H., Yanoviak, S., Dunn, Robert, Weiser, M., Sanders, N., Agosti, D., Anderson, A., Ellison, A., Fisher, B., Gibb, H., Gotelli, N., Gove, Aaron, Gross, K., Guenard, B., Janda, M., Kaspari, M., Lessard, J., Longino, J., Majer, Jonathan, Menke, S., McGlynn, T., Parr, C., Philpott, S., Retana, J., Suarez, A., Vasconcelos, H., Yanoviak, S., and Dunn, Robert

Abstract

Tropical forest canopies house most of the globe's diversity, yet little is known about global patterns and drivers of canopy diversity. Here, we present models of ant species density, using climate, abundance and habitat (i.e. canopy versus litter) as predictors. Ant species density is positively associated with temperature and precipitation, and negatively (or non-significantly) associated with two metrics of seasonality, precipitation seasonality and temperature range. Ant species density was significantly higher in canopy samples, but this difference disappeared once abundance was considered. Thus, apparent differences in species density between canopy and litter samples are probably owing to differences in abundance–diversity relationships, and not differences in climate–diversity relationships. Thus, it appears that canopy and litter ant assemblages share a common abundance–diversity relationship influenced by similar but not identical climatic drivers.

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2010

65. Ant assemblages in isolated trees are more sensitive to species loss and replacement than their woodland counterparts

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Majer, Jonathan, Gove, Aaron, Rico-Gray, V., Majer, Jonathan, Gove, Aaron, and Rico-Gray, V.

Abstract

Isolated trees possess an arthropod assemblage different to that found in woodland trees. While isolated trees become an increasingly dominant part of many landscapes, with ‘off reserve’ habitat conservation potential, we know little about the drivers of their assemblage structure. While sampling bimonthly for 12 months in the seasonally dry tropics of Mexico, we characterized the ant species most likely to occupy isolated trees in comparison to small woody patches (‘matorral’; 0.13–0.74 ha), and examined the influence of environmental variables on the respective ant assemblages at both canopy and ground level. Isolated trees possessed a predictable ant assemblage: when compared to the woodland patches, isolated trees were characterised by a lack of specialised arboreal species and an increase in generalised terrestrial species reaching the canopy. Arboreal woodland ant species were as affected by tree isolation as the terrestrial woodland ant fauna.

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2009

66. Dispersal traits linked to range size through range location, not dispersal ability, in Western Australian angiosperms

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Gove, Aaron, Fitzpatrick, M., Majer, Jonathan, Dunn, Robert, Gove, Aaron, Fitzpatrick, M., Majer, Jonathan, and Dunn, Robert

Abstract

Aim: We examine the relative importance of seed dispersal mode in determining the range size and range placement in 524 species from six focal plant families (Agavaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Malvacaeae, Sapindaceae, Proteaceae and Fabaceae (Acacia)). Location: Western Australia. Methods Taxa were categorized by dispersal mode and life-form and their distributions modelled using MAXENT. Geographical range size was compared amongst dispersal mode, life-form and biome using phylogenetically independent contrasts. Geographical range placement was considered in a similar manner. Results: Range size did not vary with dispersal mode (ant versus wind and vertebrate dispersal) or life-form, and instead varied primarily as a function of the biogeographical region in which a species was found. Range placement, however, did vary among dispersal modes, with the consequence that diversity of wind- and ant-dispersed plants increased with latitude while the diversity of vertebrate-dispersed plants was more evenly distributed. Main conclusions: For the taxa studied, range sizes were a function of the biogeographical region in which species were found. Although differences in range size may exist among species differing in dispersal modes, they are likely to be far smaller than differences among species from different biogeographical regions. The trait most likely to affect species geographical range size, and hence rarity and risks associated with other threats, may simply be the geographical region in which that species has evolved.

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2009

68. Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness

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Dunn, Robert, Agosti, D., Andersen, A., Arnan, X., Bruhl, C., Cerda, X., Ellison, A., Fisher, B., Fitzpatrick, M., Gibb, H., Gotelli, N., Gove, Aaron, Guenard, B., Janda, M., Kaspari, M., Laurent, E., Lessard, J., Longino, J., Majer, Jonathan, Menke, S., McGlynn, T., Parr, C., Philpott, S., Pfeiffer, M., Retana, J., Suarez, A., Vasconcelos, H., Weiser, M., Sanders, N., Dunn, Robert, Agosti, D., Andersen, A., Arnan, X., Bruhl, C., Cerda, X., Ellison, A., Fisher, B., Fitzpatrick, M., Gibb, H., Gotelli, N., Gove, Aaron, Guenard, B., Janda, M., Kaspari, M., Laurent, E., Lessard, J., Longino, J., Majer, Jonathan, Menke, S., McGlynn, T., Parr, C., Philpott, S., Pfeiffer, M., Retana, J., Suarez, A., Vasconcelos, H., Weiser, M., and Sanders, N.

Abstract

Although many taxa show a latitudinal gradient in richness, the relationship between latitude and species richness is often asymmetrical between the northern and southern hemispheres. Here we examine the latitudinal pattern of species richness across 1003 local ant assemblages. We find latitudinal asymmetry, with southern hemisphere sites being more diverse than northern hemisphere sites. Most of this asymmetry could be explained statistically by differences in contemporary climate. Local ant species richness was positively associated with temperature, but negatively (although weakly) associated with temperature range and precipitation. After contemporary climate was accounted for, a modest difference in diversity between hemispheres persisted, suggesting that factors other than contemporary climate contributed to the hemispherical asymmetry. The most parsimonious explanation for this remaining asymmetry is that greater climate change since the Eocene in the northern than in the southern hemisphere has led to more extinctions in the northern hemisphere with consequent effects on local ant species richness.

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2009

69. Ants sow the seeds of global diversification in flowering plants

Author

Lengyel, S., Gove, Aaron, Latimer, A., Majer, Jonathan, Dunn, Robert, Lengyel, S., Gove, Aaron, Latimer, A., Majer, Jonathan, and Dunn, Robert

Abstract

Background: The extraordinary diversification of angiosperm plants in the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods has produced an estimated 250,000–300,000 living angiosperm species and has fundamentally altered terrestrial ecosystems. Interactions with animals as pollinators or seed dispersers have long been suspected as drivers of angiosperm diversification, yet empirical examples remain sparse or inconclusive. Seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) may drive diversification as it can reduce extinction by providing selective advantages to plants and can increase speciation by enhancing geographical isolation by extremely limited dispersal distances. Methodology/Principal Findings: Using the most comprehensive sister-group comparison to date, we tested the hypothesis that myrmecochory leads to higher diversification rates in angiosperm plants. As predicted, diversification rates were substantially higher in ant-dispersed plants than in their non-myrmecochorous relatives. Data from 101 angiosperm lineages in 241 genera from all continents except Antarctica revealed that ant-dispersed lineages contained on average more than twice as many species as did their non-myrmecochorous sister groups. Contrasts in species diversity between sister groups demonstrated that diversification rates did not depend on seed dispersal mode in the sister group and were higher in myrmecochorous lineages in most biogeographic regions.Conclusions/Significance: Myrmecochory, which has evolved independently at least 100 times in angiosperms and is estimated to be present in at least 77 families and 11 000 species, is a key evolutionary innovation and a globally important driver of plant diversity. Myrmecochory provides the best example to date for a consistent effect of any mutualism on large-scale diversification.

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2009

72. The importance of species range attributes and reserve configuration for the conservatin of angiosperm diversity in Western Australia

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Gove, Aaron, Dunn, Robert, Majer, Jonathan, Gove, Aaron, Dunn, Robert, and Majer, Jonathan

Abstract

In order to better understand the relationship between reserve design and the species represented by such designs, we examined the effectiveness of the Western Australian reserve system for conserving angiosperm diversity, and examined the characteristics of those species conserved. We overlayed species distribution data for 14 plant lineages with the distribution of the reserve system (8.5% of the State’s area) and identified the species that remained unprotected. We found that, depending upon the method employed, between 174 (5.7%) and 570 (18.7%) of species were not included within the reserve system. Two main unprotected regions were identified, one of which was also a centre of high diversity. Geographical range sizes of unprotected species were six times smaller than those species that were protected, while species richness of small-ranged endemic species coincided with general patterns of species richness. At the level of Western Australia’s bioregions we found that conservation effectiveness was most dependent on characteristics of the reserve system rather than characteristics (size and positioning) of species ranges. At this scale, the most effective way to conserve more species in Western Australia would be to conserve more land, while conservation would be most successful in a uniformly dispersed reserve system. Our results highlight the fact that reserve systems may take on two design approaches based on scale––at continental scales, reserves should be clustered around the hotspots of endemic species, while within regions, an evenly distributed reserve system will most adequately sample species.

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2008

73. Mutualismos entre dispersores de sementes e formigas e padroes da diversidade de plantas na Australia Ocidental

Author

Evaldo Ferreira Vilela, Iracenir Andrade dos Santso, Jose Henrique Schoereder, Jose Eduardo Serrao, Lucio Antonia de O Campos Jose Lino-Neto, Dunn, Robert, Gove, Aaron, Majer, Jonathan, Evaldo Ferreira Vilela, Iracenir Andrade dos Santso, Jose Henrique Schoereder, Jose Eduardo Serrao, Lucio Antonia de O Campos Jose Lino-Neto, Dunn, Robert, Gove, Aaron, and Majer, Jonathan

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2008

76. A keystone ant species promotes seed dispersal in a 'diffuse' mutualism

Author

Majer, Jonathan, Gove, Aaron, Dunn, Robert, Majer, Jonathan, Gove, Aaron, and Dunn, Robert

Abstract

In order to understand the dynamics of co-evolution it is important to consider spatial variation in interaction dynamics. We examined the relative importance of ant activity, diversity and species identity in an ant seed dispersal mutualism at local, regional and continental scales. We also studied the determinants of seed dispersal rates and dispersal distances at eight sites in the Eneabba sandplain (29.63 S, 115.22 E), western Australia to understand local variation in seed dispersal rate and distance. To test the generality of the conclusions derived from the eight local sites, we established 16 sites along a 1650-km transect in western Australia, covering 11° of latitude and a six-fold increase in rainfall, at which we sampled the ant assemblage, estimated ant species richness and ant activity and observed the removal rate of myrmecochorous seeds. We also assessed the importance of ant species identity at a continental scale via a review of studies carried out throughout Australia which examined ant seed dispersal.

Published
2007

78. Do isolated trees encourage arboreal ant foraging at ground level? Quantification of ant activity and the influence of season, in Veracruz, Mexico

Author

Majer, Jonathan, Gove, Aaron, Majer, Jonathan, and Gove, Aaron

Abstract

Removal rates of dead fruit flies were used in a tropical dry grassland of Veracruz, Mexico to indicate whether foraging by ants would be higher under isolated trees than in open grassland, and if foraging rates would differ seasonally. It was hypothesised that foraging rates would be higher under trees during the dry season, when arboreal food resources were minimal, and when arboreal ants were inclined to forage at ground-level. However, arboreal ant species were more abundant in pitfall traps beneath isolated trees during the wet season months of May and July and they never made up more than 3% of ants sampled at ground-level. Neither the presence of trees nor the dry season increased bait removal rate; removal rate on the ground was significantly higher in the wet season and did not vary with habitat type.

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2006

79. Methods for conservation outside of formal reserve systems: The case of ants in the seasonally dry tropics of Veracruz, Mexico

Author

Majer, Jonathan, Gove, Aaron, Rico-Gray, V., Majer, Jonathan, Gove, Aaron, and Rico-Gray, V.

Abstract

Like most ecosystems of the world, tropical dry forests of the central coast of the Gulf of Mexico are inadequately preserved. Given that reserve expansion is unlikely, it is imperative that the conservation capacity of the matrix surrounding reserves is enhanced. Here, we examine the habitat value of isolated pasture trees and patches of secondary regrowth in terms of their terrestrial and arboreal ant assemblages in both a wet and dry season. These simplified wooded systems increase species densities within the agricultural matrix and provide habitat for some forest ant species. Estimated species richness of arboreal ants was particularly low on isolated trees, highlighting an important limitation. This was not the case for terrestrial ants, which were particularly species rich under isolated trees. We also found that the inter-site variations in species densities and similarity to the forest ant assemblage for terrestrial and arboreal strata were not correlated, suggesting that responses to restoration may not be as uniform as often thought.

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2005

82. Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate–species density relationships

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Weiser, Michael D., primary, Sanders, Nathan J., additional, Agosti, Donat, additional, Andersen, Alan N., additional, Ellison, Aaron M., additional, Fisher, Brian L., additional, Gibb, Heloise, additional, Gotelli, Nicholas J., additional, Gove, Aaron D., additional, Gross, Kevin, additional, Guénard, Benoit, additional, Janda, Milan, additional, Kaspari, Michael, additional, Lessard, Jean-Philippe, additional, Longino, John T., additional, Majer, Jonathan D., additional, Menke, Sean B., additional, McGlynn, Terrence P., additional, Parr, Catherine L., additional, Philpott, Stacy M., additional, Retana, Javier, additional, Suarez, Andrew V., additional, Vasconcelos, Heraldo L., additional, Yanoviak, Stephen P., additional, and Dunn, Robert R., additional

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2010
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83. Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness

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Dunn, Robert R., primary, Agosti, Donat, additional, Andersen, Alan N., additional, Arnan, Xavier, additional, Bruhl, Carsten A., additional, Cerdá, Xim, additional, Ellison, Aaron M., additional, Fisher, Brian L., additional, Fitzpatrick, Matthew C., additional, Gibb, Heloise, additional, Gotelli, Nicholas J., additional, Gove, Aaron D., additional, Guenard, Benoit, additional, Janda, Milan, additional, Kaspari, Michael, additional, Laurent, Edward J., additional, Lessard, Jean-Philippe, additional, Longino, John T., additional, Majer, Jonathan D., additional, Menke, Sean B., additional, McGlynn, Terrence P., additional, Parr, Catherine L., additional, Philpott, Stacy M., additional, Pfeiffer, Martin, additional, Retana, Javier, additional, Suarez, Andrew V., additional, Vasconcelos, Heraldo L., additional, Weiser, Michael D., additional, and Sanders, Nathan J., additional

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2009
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90. The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea.

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Lubertazzi, Dave, Lubertazzi, Maria A. Aliberti, McCoy, Neil, Gove, Aaron D., Majer, Jonathan D., and Dunn, Robert R.

Subjects
INSECTS, ANT ecology, MYRMECOCHORY, FORAGING behavior, INSECT nests
Abstract

The article discusses a study describing the ecology and basic biology of the keystone seed disperser ant, Rhytidoponera violacea. It is stated that the study was conducted in the Geraldton Sandplains situated in the mid west cost of western Australia. It further state that these ants help in the dispersal and redispersal of seeds due to their foraging behavior and are beneficial to the plants due to their shallow and ephemeral nest.

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2010
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91. What determines conditionality in ant–Hemiptera interactions? Hemiptera habitat preference and the role of local ant activity.

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GOVE, AARON D. and RICO-GRAY, VICTOR

Subjects
*HEMIPTERA, *MUTUALISM (Biology), *ANTS, *TREEHOPPERS, *MEMBRACIDAE, *HABITATS
Abstract

1. This paper describes spatial variation in density of a mutualist Hemiptera, and attempts to elucidate an understanding of the spatial variation in conditionality of its mutualism with ants. 2. Aggregations of the membracid treehopper, Campylenchia sp., occurred more frequently, and with higher number of individuals, in isolated trees as compared with their occurrence in the same tree species in wooded patches. 3. Using treehopper aggregations as the level of replication, there was a habitat × ant presence interaction associated with colony survival time. However, when the median survival time of all aggregations within each tree was used, only an additive effect of both habitat type and ant presence were apparent. This suggests that treehopper aggregations in some isolated trees experienced more benefit from ant presence than other trees. 4. The ant:treehopper ratio averaged over each tree was correlated with effect of ant presence on survivorship (survival time without ants/survival time with ants). Therefore, conditionality in the ant–membracid mutualism appears related to ant attendance level at the scale of individual trees. 5. Ant attendance at treehopper aggregations in isolated and matorral trees did not differ, and therefore there is no clear mechanism by which ants create the contrast in treehopper densities between the two habitat types. 6. The main force shaping initial treehopper densities in the two habitats is likely plant quality. Results suggest that growing situation (or more specifically plant health) is likely a good predictor of membracid density, while general ant activity within a tree is the best indicator of interaction strength. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2006
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92. The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

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Hudson, Lawrence N, Newbold, Tim, Contu, Sara, Hill, Samantha LL, Lysenko, Igor, De Palma, Adriana, Phillips, Helen RP, Alhusseini, Tamera I, Bedford, Felicity E, Bennett, Dominic J, Booth, Hollie, Burton, Victoria J, Chng, Charlotte WT, Choimes, Argyrios, Correia, David LP, Day, Julie, Echeverría-Londoño, Susy, Emerson, Susan R, Gao, Di, Garon, Morgan, Harrison, Michelle LK, Ingram, Daniel J, Jung, Martin, Kemp, Victoria, Kirkpatrick, Lucinda, Martin, Callum D, Pan, Yuan, Pask-Hale, Gwilym D, Pynegar, Edwin L, Robinson, Alexandra N, Sanchez-Ortiz, Katia, Senior, Rebecca A, Simmons, Benno I, White, Hannah J, Zhang, Hanbin, Aben, Job, Abrahamczyk, Stefan, Adum, Gilbert B, Aguilar-Barquero, Virginia, Aizen, Marcelo A, Albertos, Belén, Alcala, EL, Del Mar Alguacil, Maria, Alignier, Audrey, Ancrenaz, Marc, Andersen, Alan N, Arbeláez-Cortés, Enrique, Armbrecht, Inge, Arroyo-Rodríguez, Víctor, Aumann, Tom, Axmacher, Jan C, Azhar, Badrul, Azpiroz, Adrián B, Baeten, Lander, Bakayoko, Adama, Báldi, András, Banks, John E, Baral, Sharad K, Barlow, Jos, Barratt, Barbara IP, Barrico, Lurdes, Bartolommei, Paola, Barton, Diane M, Basset, Yves, Batáry, Péter, Bates, Adam J, Baur, Bruno, Bayne, Erin M, Beja, Pedro, Benedick, Suzan, Berg, Åke, Bernard, Henry, Berry, Nicholas J, Bhatt, Dinesh, Bicknell, Jake E, Bihn, Jochen H, Blake, Robin J, Bobo, Kadiri S, Bóçon, Roberto, Boekhout, Teun, Böhning-Gaese, Katrin, Bonham, Kevin J, Borges, Paulo AV, Borges, Sérgio H, Boutin, Céline, Bouyer, Jérémy, Bragagnolo, Cibele, Brandt, Jodi S, Brearley, Francis Q, Brito, Isabel, Bros, Vicenç, Brunet, Jörg, Buczkowski, Grzegorz, Buddle, Christopher M, Bugter, Rob, Buscardo, Erika, Buse, Jörn, Cabra-García, Jimmy, Cáceres, Nilton C, Cagle, Nicolette L, Calviño-Cancela, María, Cameron, Sydney A, Cancello, Eliana M, Caparrós, Rut, Cardoso, Pedro, Carpenter, Dan, Carrijo, Tiago F, Carvalho, Anelena L, Cassano, Camila R, Castro, Helena, Castro-Luna, Alejandro A, Rolando, Cerda B, Cerezo, Alexis, Chapman, Kim Alan, Chauvat, Matthieu, Christensen, Morten, Clarke, Francis M, Cleary, Daniel FR, Colombo, Giorgio, Connop, Stuart P, Craig, Michael D, Cruz-López, Leopoldo, Cunningham, Saul A, D'Aniello, Biagio, D'Cruze, Neil, Da Silva, Pedro Giovâni, Dallimer, Martin, Danquah, Emmanuel, Darvill, Ben, Dauber, Jens, Davis, Adrian LV, Dawson, Jeff, De Sassi, Claudio, De Thoisy, Benoit, Deheuvels, Olivier, Dejean, Alain, Devineau, Jean-Louis, Diekötter, Tim, Dolia, Jignasu V, Domínguez, Erwin, Dominguez-Haydar, Yamileth, Dorn, Silvia, Draper, Isabel, Dreber, Niels, Dumont, Bertrand, Dures, Simon G, Dynesius, Mats, Edenius, Lars, Eggleton, Paul, Eigenbrod, Felix, Elek, Zoltán, Entling, Martin H, Esler, Karen J, De Lima, Ricardo F, Faruk, Aisyah, Farwig, Nina, Fayle, Tom M, Felicioli, Antonio, Felton, Annika M, Fensham, Roderick J, Fernandez, Ignacio C, Ferreira, Catarina C, Ficetola, Gentile F, Fiera, Cristina, Filgueiras, Bruno KC, Fırıncıoğlu, Hüseyin K, Flaspohler, David, Floren, Andreas, Fonte, Steven J, Fournier, Anne, Fowler, Robert E, Franzén, Markus, Fraser, Lauchlan H, Fredriksson, Gabriella M, Freire, Geraldo B, Frizzo, Tiago LM, Fukuda, Daisuke, Furlani, Dario, Gaigher, René, Ganzhorn, Jörg U, García, Karla P, Garcia-R, Juan C, Garden, Jenni G, Garilleti, Ricardo, Ge, Bao-Ming, Gendreau-Berthiaume, Benoit, Gerard, Philippa J, Gheler-Costa, Carla, Gilbert, Benjamin, Giordani, Paolo, Giordano, Simonetta, Golodets, Carly, Gomes, Laurens GL, Gould, Rachelle K, Goulson, Dave, Gove, Aaron D, Granjon, Laurent, Grass, Ingo, Gray, Claudia L, Grogan, James, Gu, Weibin, Guardiola, Moisès, Gunawardene, Nihara R, Gutierrez, Alvaro G, Gutiérrez-Lamus, Doris L, Haarmeyer, Daniela H, Hanley, Mick E, Hanson, Thor, Hashim, Nor R, Hassan, Shombe N, Hatfield, Richard G, Hawes, Joseph E, Hayward, Matt W, Hébert, Christian, Helden, Alvin J, Henden, John-André, Henschel, Philipp, Hernández, Lionel, Herrera, James P, Herrmann, Farina, Herzog, Felix, Higuera-Diaz, Diego, Hilje, Branko, Höfer, Hubert, Hoffmann, Anke, Horgan, Finbarr G, Hornung, Elisabeth, Horváth, Roland, Hylander, Kristoffer, Isaacs-Cubides, Paola, Ishida, Hiroaki, Ishitani, Masahiro, Jacobs, Carmen T, Jaramillo, Víctor J, Jauker, Birgit, Hernández, F Jiménez, Johnson, McKenzie F, Jolli, Virat, Jonsell, Mats, Juliani, S Nur, Jung, Thomas S, Kapoor, Vena, Kappes, Heike, Kati, Vassiliki, Katovai, Eric, Kellner, Klaus, Kessler, Michael, Kirby, Kathryn R, Kittle, Andrew M, Knight, Mairi E, Knop, Eva, Kohler, Florian, Koivula, Matti, Kolb, Annette, Kone, Mouhamadou, Kőrösi, Ádám, Krauss, Jochen, Kumar, Ajith, Kumar, Raman, Kurz, David J, Kutt, Alex S, Lachat, Thibault, Lantschner, Victoria, Lara, Francisco, Lasky, Jesse R, Latta, Steven C, Laurance, William F, Lavelle, Patrick, Le Féon, Violette, LeBuhn, Gretchen, Légaré, Jean-Philippe, Lehouck, Valérie, Lencinas, María V, Lentini, Pia E, Letcher, Susan G, Li, Qi, Litchwark, Simon A, Littlewood, Nick A, Liu, Yunhui, Lo-Man-Hung, Nancy, López-Quintero, Carlos A, Louhaichi, Mounir, Lövei, Gabor L, Lucas-Borja, Manuel Esteban, Luja, Victor H, Luskin, Matthew S, MacSwiney G, M Cristina, Maeto, Kaoru, Magura, Tibor, Mallari, Neil Aldrin, Malone, Louise A, Malonza, Patrick K, Malumbres-Olarte, Jagoba, Mandujano, Salvador, Måren, Inger E, Marin-Spiotta, Erika, Marsh, Charles J, Marshall, EJP, Martínez, Eliana, Martínez Pastur, Guillermo, Moreno Mateos, David, Mayfield, Margaret M, Mazimpaka, Vicente, McCarthy, Jennifer L, McCarthy, Kyle P, McFrederick, Quinn S, McNamara, Sean, Medina, Nagore G, Medina, Rafael, Mena, Jose L, Mico, Estefania, Mikusinski, Grzegorz, Milder, Jeffrey C, Miller, James R, Miranda-Esquivel, Daniel R, Moir, Melinda L, Morales, Carolina L, Muchane, Mary N, Muchane, Muchai, Mudri-Stojnic, Sonja, Munira, A Nur, Muoñz-Alonso, Antonio, Munyekenye, BF, Naidoo, Robin, Naithani, A, Nakagawa, Michiko, Nakamura, Akihiro, Nakashima, Yoshihiro, Naoe, Shoji, Nates-Parra, Guiomar, Navarrete Gutierrez, Dario A, Navarro-Iriarte, Luis, Ndang'ang'a, Paul K, Neuschulz, Eike L, Ngai, Jacqueline T, Nicolas, Violaine, Nilsson, Sven G, Noreika, Norbertas, Norfolk, Olivia, Noriega, Jorge Ari, Norton, David A, Nöske, Nicole M, Nowakowski, A Justin, Numa, Catherine, O'Dea, Niall, O'Farrell, Patrick J, Oduro, William, Oertli, Sabine, Ofori-Boateng, Caleb, Oke, Christopher Omamoke, Oostra, Vicencio, Osgathorpe, Lynne M, Otavo, Samuel Eduardo, Page, Navendu V, Paritsis, Juan, Parra-H, Alejandro, Parry, Luke, Pe'er, Guy, Pearman, Peter B, Pelegrin, Nicolás, Pélissier, Raphaël, Peres, Carlos A, Peri, Pablo L, Persson, Anna S, Petanidou, Theodora, Peters, Marcell K, Pethiyagoda, Rohan S, Phalan, Ben, Philips, T Keith, Pillsbury, Finn C, Pincheira-Ulbrich, Jimmy, Pineda, Eduardo, Pino, Joan, Pizarro-Araya, Jaime, Plumptre, AJ, Poggio, Santiago L, Politi, Natalia, Pons, Pere, Poveda, Katja, Power, Eileen F, Presley, Steven J, Proença, Vânia, Quaranta, Marino, Quintero, Carolina, Rader, Romina, Ramesh, BR, Ramirez-Pinilla, Martha P, Ranganathan, Jai, Rasmussen, Claus, Redpath-Downing, Nicola A, Reid, J Leighton, Reis, Yana T, Rey Benayas, José M, Rey-Velasco, Juan Carlos, Reynolds, Chevonne, Ribeiro, Danilo Bandini, Richards, Miriam H, Richardson, Barbara A, Richardson, Michael J, Ríos, Rodrigo Macip, Robinson, Richard, Robles, Carolina A, Römbke, Jörg, Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad, Rös, Matthias, Rosselli, Loreta, Rossiter, Stephen J, Roth, Dana S, Roulston, T'ai H, Rousseau, Laurent, Rubio, André V, Ruel, Jean-Claude, Sadler, Jonathan P, Sáfián, Szabolcs, Saldaña-Vázquez, Romeo A, Sam, Katerina, Samnegård, Ulrika, Santana, Joana, Santos, Xavier, Savage, Jade, Schellhorn, Nancy A, Schilthuizen, Menno, Schmiedel, Ute, Schmitt, Christine B, Schon, Nicole L, Schüepp, Christof, Schumann, Katharina, Schweiger, Oliver, Scott, Dawn M, Scott, Kenneth A, Sedlock, Jodi L, Seefeldt, Steven S, Shahabuddin, Ghazala, Shannon, Graeme, Sheil, Douglas, Sheldon, Frederick H, Shochat, Eyal, Siebert, Stefan J, Silva, Fernando AB, Simonetti, Javier A, Slade, Eleanor M, Smith, Jo, Smith-Pardo, Allan H, Sodhi, Navjot S, Somarriba, Eduardo J, Sosa, Ramón A, Soto Quiroga, Grimaldo, St-Laurent, Martin-Hugues, Starzomski, Brian M, Stefanescu, Constanti, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Stouffer, Philip C, Stout, Jane C, Strauch, Ayron M, Struebig, Matthew J, Su, Zhimin, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Sugiura, Shinji, Summerville, Keith S, Sung, Yik-Hei, Sutrisno, Hari, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Teder, Tiit, Threlfall, Caragh G, Tiitsaar, Anu, Todd, Jacqui H, Tonietto, Rebecca K, Torre, Ignasi, Tóthmérész, Béla, Tscharntke, Teja, Turner, Edgar C, Tylianakis, Jason M, Uehara-Prado, Marcio, Urbina-Cardona, Nicolas, Vallan, Denis, Vanbergen, Adam J, Vasconcelos, Heraldo L, Vassilev, Kiril, Verboven, Hans AF, Verdasca, Maria João, Verdú, José R, Vergara, Carlos H, Vergara, Pablo M, Verhulst, Jort, Virgilio, Massimiliano, Vu, Lien Van, Waite, Edward M, Walker, Tony R, Wang, Hua-Feng, Wang, Yanping, Watling, James I, Weller, Britta, Wells, Konstans, Westphal, Catrin, Wiafe, Edward D, Williams, Christopher D, Willig, Michael R, Woinarski, John CZ, Wolf, Jan HD, Wolters, Volkmar, Woodcock, Ben A, Wu, Jihua, Wunderle, Joseph M, Yamaura, Yuichi, Yoshikura, Satoko, Yu, Douglas W, Zaitsev, Andrey S, Zeidler, Juliane, Zou, Fasheng, Collen, Ben, Ewers, Rob M, Mace, Georgina M, Purves, Drew W, Scharlemann, Jörn PW, and Purvis, Andy

Subjects
global biodiversity modeling, data sharing, land use, 15. Life on land, global change, habitat destruction
Abstract

The PREDICTS project-Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems (www.predicts.org.uk)-has collated from published studies a large, reasonably representative database of comparable samples of biodiversity from multiple sites that differ in the nature or intensity of human impacts relating to land use. We have used this evidence base to develop global and regional statistical models of how local biodiversity responds to these measures. We describe and make freely available this 2016 release of the database, containing more than 3.2 million records sampled at over 26,000 locations and representing over 47,000 species. We outline how the database can help in answering a range of questions in ecology and conservation biology. To our knowledge, this is the largest and most geographically and taxonomically representative database of spatial comparisons of biodiversity that has been collated to date; it will be useful to researchers and international efforts wishing to model and understand the global status of biodiversity.

93. The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

Author

Hudson, Lawrence N, Newbold, Tim, Contu, Sara, Hill, Samantha LL, Lysenko, Igor, De Palma, Adriana, Phillips, Helen RP, Senior, Rebecca A, Bennett, Dominic J, Booth, Hollie, Choimes, Argyrios, Correia, David LP, Day, Julie, Echeverría-Londoño, Susy, Garon, Morgan, Harrison, Michelle LK, Ingram, Daniel J, Jung, Martin, Kemp, Victoria, Kirkpatrick, Lucinda, Martin, Callum D, Pan, Yuan, White, Hannah J, Aben, Job, Abrahamczyk, Stefan, Adum, Gilbert B, Aguilar-Barquero, Virginia, Aizen, Marcelo A, Ancrenaz, Marc, Arbeláez-Cortés, Enrique, Armbrecht, Inge, Azhar, Badrul, Azpiroz, Adrián B, Baeten, Lander, Báldi, András, Banks, John E, Barlow, Jos, Batáry, Péter, Bates, Adam J, Bayne, Erin M, Beja, Pedro, Berg, Åke, Berry, Nicholas J, Bicknell, Jake E, Bihn, Jochen H, Böhning-Gaese, Katrin, Boekhout, Teun, Boutin, Céline, Bouyer, Jérémy, Brearley, Francis Q, Brito, Isabel, Brunet, Jörg, Buczkowski, Grzegorz, Buscardo, Erika, Cabra-García, Jimmy, Calviño-Cancela, María, Cameron, Sydney A, Cancello, Eliana M, Carrijo, Tiago F, Carvalho, Anelena L, Castro, Helena, Castro-Luna, Alejandro A, Cerda, Rolando, Cerezo, Alexis, Chauvat, Matthieu, Clarke, Frank M, Cleary, Daniel FR, Connop, Stuart P, D'Aniello, Biagio, Da Silva, Pedro Giovâni, Darvill, Ben, Dauber, Jens, Dejean, Alain, Diekötter, Tim, Dominguez-Haydar, Yamileth, Dormann, Carsten F, Dumont, Bertrand, Dures, Simon G, Dynesius, Mats, Edenius, Lars, Elek, Zoltán, Entling, Martin H, Farwig, Nina, Fayle, Tom M, Felicioli, Antonio, Felton, Annika M, Ficetola, Gentile F, Filgueiras, Bruno KC, Fonte, Steven J, Fraser, Lauchlan H, Fukuda, Daisuke, Furlani, Dario, Ganzhorn, Jörg U, Garden, Jenni G, Gheler-Costa, Carla, Giordani, Paolo, Giordano, Simonetta, Gottschalk, Marco S, Goulson, Dave, Gove, Aaron D, Grogan, James, Hanley, Mick E, Hanson, Thor, Hashim, Nor R, Hawes, Joseph E, Hébert, Christian, Helden, Alvin J, Henden, John-André, Hernández, Lionel, Herzog, Felix, Higuera-Diaz, Diego, Hilje, Branko, Horgan, Finbarr G, Horváth, Roland, Hylander, Kristoffer, Isaacs-Cubides, Paola, Ishitani, Masahiro, Jacobs, Carmen T, Jaramillo, Víctor J, Jauker, Birgit, Jonsell, Mats, Jung, Thomas S, Kapoor, Vena, Kati, Vassiliki, Katovai, Eric, Kessler, Michael, Knop, Eva, Kolb, Annette, Kőrösi, Ádám, Lachat, Thibault, Lantschner, Victoria, Le Féon, Violette, LeBuhn, Gretchen, Légaré, Jean-Philippe, Letcher, Susan G, Littlewood, Nick A, López-Quintero, Carlos A, Louhaichi, Mounir, Lövei, Gabor L, Lucas-Borja, Manuel Esteban, Luja, Victor H, Maeto, Kaoru, Magura, Tibor, Mallari, Neil Aldrin, Marin-Spiotta, Erika, Marshall, EJP, Martínez, Eliana, Mayfield, Margaret M, Mikusinski, Grzegorz, Milder, Jeffrey C, Miller, James R, Morales, Carolina L, Muchane, Mary N, Muchane, Muchai, Naidoo, Robin, Nakamura, Akihiro, Naoe, Shoji, Nates-Parra, Guiomar, Navarrete Gutierrez, Dario A, Neuschulz, Eike L, Noreika, Norbertas, Norfolk, Olivia, Noriega, Jorge Ari, Nöske, Nicole M, O'Dea, Niall, Oduro, William, Ofori-Boateng, Caleb, Oke, Chris O, Osgathorpe, Lynne M, Paritsis, Juan, Parra-H, Alejandro, Pelegrin, Nicolás, Peres, Carlos A, Persson, Anna S, Petanidou, Theodora, Phalan, Ben, Philips, T Keith, Poveda, Katja, Power, Eileen F, Presley, Steven J, Proença, Vânia, Quaranta, Marino, Quintero, Carolina, Redpath-Downing, Nicola A, Reid, J Leighton, Reis, Yana T, Ribeiro, Danilo B, Richardson, Barbara A, Richardson, Michael J, Robles, Carolina A, Römbke, Jörg, Romero-Duque, Luz Piedad, Rosselli, Loreta, Rossiter, Stephen J, Roulston, T'ai H, Rousseau, Laurent, Sadler, Jonathan P, Sáfián, Szabolcs, Saldaña-Vázquez, Romeo A, Samnegård, Ulrika, Schüepp, Christof, Schweiger, Oliver, Sedlock, Jodi L, Shahabuddin, Ghazala, Sheil, Douglas, Silva, Fernando AB, Slade, Eleanor M, Smith-Pardo, Allan H, Sodhi, Navjot S, Somarriba, Eduardo J, Sosa, Ramón A, Stout, Jane C, Struebig, Matthew J, Sung, Yik-Hei, Threlfall, Caragh G, Tonietto, Rebecca, Tóthmérész, Béla, Tscharntke, Teja, Turner, Edgar C, Tylianakis, Jason M, Vanbergen, Adam J, Vassilev, Kiril, Verboven, Hans AF, Vergara, Carlos H, Vergara, Pablo M, Verhulst, Jort, Walker, Tony R, Wang, Yanping, Watling, James I, Wells, Konstans, Williams, Christopher D, Willig, Michael R, Woinarski, John CZ, Wolf, Jan HD, Woodcock, Ben A, Yu, Douglas W, Zaitsev, Andrey S, Collen, Ben, Ewers, Rob M, Mace, Georgina M, Purves, Drew W, Scharlemann, Jörn PW, and Purvis, Andy

Subjects
land use, Data sharing, 14. Life underwater, 15. Life on land, global change, habitat destruction
Abstract

Biodiversity continues to decline in the face of increasing anthropogenic pressures such as habitat destruction, exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species. Existing global databases of species' threat status or population time series are dominated by charismatic species. The collation of datasets with broad taxonomic and biogeographic extents, and that support computation of a range of biodiversity indicators, is necessary to enable better understanding of historical declines and to project - and avert - future declines. We describe and assess a new database of more than 1.6 million samples from 78 countries representing over 28,000 species, collated from existing spatial comparisons of local-scale biodiversity exposed to different intensities and types of anthropogenic pressures, from terrestrial sites around the world. The database contains measurements taken in 208 (of 814) ecoregions, 13 (of 14) biomes, 25 (of 35) biodiversity hotspots and 16 (of 17) megadiverse countries. The database contains more than 1% of the total number of all species described, and more than 1% of the described species within many taxonomic groups - including flowering plants, gymnosperms, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, beetles, lepidopterans and hymenopterans. The dataset, which is still being added to, is therefore already considerably larger and more representative than those used by previous quantitative models of biodiversity trends and responses. The database is being assembled as part of the PREDICTS project (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems - http://www.predicts.org.uk). We make site-level summary data available alongside this article. The full database will be publicly available in 2015.

94. The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

Author

Hudson, Lawrence N., Newbold, Tim, Contu, Sara, Hill, Samantha L. L., Lysenko, Igor, De Palma, Adriana, Phillips, Helen R. P., Senior, Rebecca A., Bennett, Dominic J., Booth, Hollie, Choimes, Argyrios, Correia, David L. P., Day, Julie, Echeverria-Londono, Susy, Garon, Morgan, Harrison, Michelle L. K., Ingram, Daniel J., Jung, Martin, Kemp, Victoria, Kirkpatrick, Lucinda, Martin, Callum D., Pan, Yuan, White, Hannah J., Aben, Job, Abrahamczyk, Stefan, Adum, Gilbert B., Aguilar-Barquero, Virginia, Aizen, Marcelo, Ancrenaz, Marc, Arbelaez-Cortes, Enrique, Armbrecht, Inge, Azhar, Badrul, Azpiroz, Adrian B., Baeten, Lander, Báldi, András, Banks, John E., Barlow, Jos, Batáry, Péter, Bates, Adam J., Bayne, Erin M., Beja, Pedro, Berg, Ake, Berry, Nicholas J., Bicknell, Jake E., Bihn, Jochen H., Böhning-Gaese, Katrin, Boekhout, Teun, Boutin, Celine, Bouyer, Jeremy, Brearley, Francis Q., Brito, Isabel, Brunet, Jörg, Buczkowski, Grzegorz, Buscardo, Erika, Cabra-Garcia, Jimmy, Calvino-Cancela, Maria, Cameron, Sydney A., Cancello, Eliana M., Carrijo, Tiago F., Carvalho, Anelena L., Castro, Helena, Castro-Luna, Alejandro A., Cerda, Rolando, Cerezo, Alexis, Chauvat, Matthieu, Clarke, Frank M., Cleary, Daniel F. 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BOMBUS SPP. HYMENOPTERA, VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488, Data sharing, Global change, Habitat destruction, Land use, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Reptilia, Evolution, global change, habitat destruction, land use, education, INTENSIVELY MANAGED FARMLAND, Biológiai tudományok, NORTHEASTERN COSTA-RICA, BIRD SPECIES RICHNESS, Ecology and Environment, Magnoliophyta, MEXICAN COFFEE PLANTATIONS, Amphibia, VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488, BUMBLEBEE NEST DENSITY, Behavior and Systematics, Természettudományok, ddc:570, Biology, DUNG BEETLE COLEOPTERA, 1172 Environmental sciences, SDG 15 - Life on Land, Original Research, QL, QH0075, QH, PLANT COMMUNITY COMPOSITION, Biology and Life Sciences, LAND-USE CHANGE, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Chemistry, URBAN-RURAL GRADIENT, Mammalia, Gymnospermae, Aves
Abstract

Biodiversity continues to decline in the face of increasing anthropogenic pressures such as habitat destruction, exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species. Existing global databases of species' threat status or population time series are dominated by charismatic species. The collation of datasets with broad taxonomic and biogeographic extents, and that support computation of a range of biodiversity indicators, is necessary to enable better understanding of historical declines and to project - and avert - future declines. We describe and assess a new database of more than 1.6 million samples from 78 countries representing over 28,000 species, collated from existing spatial comparisons of local-scale biodiversity exposed to different intensities and types of anthropogenic pressures, from terrestrial sites around the world. The database contains measurements taken in 208 (of 814) ecoregions, 13 (of 14) biomes, 25 (of 35) biodiversity hotspots and 16 (of 17) megadiverse countries. The database contains more than 1% of the total number of all species described, and more than 1% of the described species within many taxonomic groups - including flowering plants, gymnosperms, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, beetles, lepidopterans and hymenopterans. The dataset, which is still being added to, is therefore already considerably larger and more representative than those used by previous quantitative models of biodiversity trends and responses. The database is being assembled as part of the PREDICTS project (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems - www.predicts.org.uk). We make site-level summary data available alongside this article. The full database will be publicly available in 2015. The collation of biodiversity datasets with broad taxonomic and biogeographic extents is necessary to understand historical declines and to project - and hopefully avert - future declines. We describe a newly collated database of more than 1.6 million biodiversity measurements from 78 countries representing over 28,000 species, collated from existing spatial comparisons of local-scale biodiversity exposed to different intensities and types of anthropogenic pressures, from terrestrial sites around the world. © 2014 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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95. The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

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Hudson, Lawrence N., Newbold, Tim, Contu, Sara, Hill, Samantha L. L., Lysenko, Igor, De Palma, Adriana, Phillips, Helen R. P., Alhusseini, Tamera I., Bedford, Felicity E., Bennett, Dominic J., Booth, Hollie, Burton, Victoria J., Chng, Charlotte W. T., Choimes, Argyrios, Correia, David L. P., Day, Julie, Echeverría-Londoño, Susy, Emerson, Susan R., Gao, Di, Garon, Morgan, Harrison, Michelle L. K., Ingram, Daniel J., Jung, Martin, Kemp, Victoria, Kirkpatrick, Lucinda, Martin, Callum D., Pan, Yuan, Pask-Hale, Gwilym D., Pynegar, Edwin L., Robinson, Alexandra N., Sanchez-Ortiz, Katia, Senior, Rebecca A., Simmons, Benno I., White, Hannah J., Zhang, Hanbin, Aben, Job, Abrahamczyk, Stefan, Adum, Gilbert B., Aguilar-Barquero, Virginia, Aizen, Marcelo A., Albertos, Belén, Alcala, E. L., del Mar Alguacil, Maria, Alignier, Audrey, Ancrenaz, Marc, Andersen, Alan N., Arbeláez-Cortés, Enrique, Armbrecht, Inge, Arroyo-Rodríguez, Víctor, Aumann, Tom, Axmacher, Jan C., Azhar, Badrul, Azpiroz, Adrián B., Baeten, Lander, Bakayoko, Adama, Báldi, András, Banks, John E., Baral, Sharad K., Barlow, Jos, Barratt, Barbara I. P., Barrico, Lurdes, Bartolommei, Paola, Barton, Diane M., Basset, Yves, Batáry, Péter, Bates, Adam J., Baur, Bruno, Bayne, Erin M., Beja, Pedro, Benedick, Suzan, Berg, Åke, Bernard, Henry, Berry, Nicholas J., Bhatt, Dinesh, Bicknell, Jake E., Bihn, Jochen H., Blake, Robin J., Bobo, Kadiri S., Bóçon, Roberto, Boekhout, Teun, Böhning-Gaese, Katrin, Bonham, Kevin J., Borges, Paulo A. V., Borges, Sérgio H., Boutin, Céline, Bouyer, Jérémy, Bragagnolo, Cibele, Brandt, Jodi S., Brearley, Francis Q., Brito, Isabel, Bros, Vicenç, Brunet, Jörg, Buczkowski, Grzegorz, Buddle, Christopher M., Bugter, Rob, Buscardo, Erika, Buse, Jörn, Cabra-García, Jimmy, Cáceres, Nilton C., Cagle, Nicolette L., Calviño-Cancela, María, Cameron, Sydney A., Cancello, Eliana M., Caparrós, Rut, Cardoso, Pedro, Carpenter, Dan, Carrijo, Tiago F., Carvalho, Anelena L., Cassano, Camila R., Castro, Helena, Castro-Luna, Alejandro A., Rolando, Cerda B., Cerezo, Alexis, Chapman, Kim Alan, Chauvat, Matthieu, Christensen, Morten, Clarke, Francis M., Cleary, Daniel F.R., Colombo, Giorgio, Connop, Stuart P., Craig, Michael D., Cruz-López, Leopoldo, Cunningham, Saul A., D'Aniello, Biagio, D'Cruze, Neil, da Silva, Pedro Giovâni, Dallimer, Martin, Danquah, Emmanuel, Darvill, Ben, Dauber, Jens, Davis, Adrian L. V., Dawson, Jeff, de Sassi, Claudio, de Thoisy, Benoit, Deheuvels, Olivier, Dejean, Alain, Devineau, Jean-Louis, Diekötter, Tim, Dolia, Jignasu V., Domínguez, Erwin, Dominguez-Haydar, Yamileth, Dorn, Silvia, Draper, Isabel, Dreber, Niels, Dumont, Bertrand, Dures, Simon G., Dynesius, Mats, Edenius, Lars, Eggleton, Paul, Eigenbrod, Felix, Elek, Zoltán, Entling, Martin H., Esler, Karen J., de Lima, Ricardo F., Faruk, Aisyah, Farwig, Nina, Fayle, Tom M., Felicioli, Antonio, Felton, Annika M., Fensham, Roderick J., Fernandez, Ignacio C., Ferreira, Catarina C., Ficetola, Gentile F., Fiera, Cristina, Filgueiras, Bruno K. C., Fırıncıoğlu, Hüseyin K., Flaspohler, David, Floren, Andreas, Fonte, Steven J., Fournier, Anne, Fowler, Robert E., Franzén, Markus, Fraser, Lauchlan H., Fredriksson, Gabriella M., Freire, Geraldo B., Frizzo, Tiago L. 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B., Simonetti, Javier A., Slade, Eleanor M., Smith, Jo, Smith-Pardo, Allan H., Sodhi, Navjot S., Somarriba, Eduardo J., Sosa, Ramón A., Soto Quiroga, Grimaldo, St-Laurent, Martin-Hugues, Starzomski, Brian M., Stefanescu, Constanti, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Stouffer, Philip C., Stout, Jane C., Strauch, Ayron M., Struebig, Matthew J., Su, Zhimin, Suarez-Rubio, Marcela, Sugiura, Shinji, Summerville, Keith S., Sung, Yik-Hei, Sutrisno, Hari, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Teder, Tiit, Threlfall, Caragh G., Tiitsaar, Anu, Todd, Jacqui H., Tonietto, Rebecca K., Torre, Ignasi, Tóthmérész, Béla, Tscharntke, Teja, Turner, Edgar C., Tylianakis, Jason M., Uehara-Prado, Marcio, Urbina-Cardona, Nicolas, Vallan, Denis, Vanbergen, Adam J., Vasconcelos, Heraldo L., Vassilev, Kiril, Verboven, Hans A. F., Verdasca, Maria João, Verdú, José R., Vergara, Carlos H., Vergara, Pablo M., Verhulst, Jort, Virgilio, Massimiliano, Vu, Lien Van, Waite, Edward M., Walker, Tony R., Wang, Hua-Feng, Wang, Yanping, Watling, James I., Weller, Britta, Wells, Konstans, Westphal, Catrin, Wiafe, Edward D., Williams, Christopher D., Willig, Michael R., Woinarski, John C. Z., Wolf, Jan H. D., Wolters, Volkmar, Woodcock, Ben A., Wu, Jihua, Wunderle, Joseph M., Yamaura, Yuichi, Yoshikura, Satoko, Yu, Douglas W., Zaitsev, Andrey S., Zeidler, Juliane, Zou, Fasheng, Collen, Ben, Ewers, Rob M., Mace, Georgina M., Purves, Drew W., Scharlemann, Jörn P. W., and Purvis, Andy

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15. Life on land

96. Global ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) biodiversity and biogeography - a new database and its possibilities

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Dunn, Robert R., Sanders, Nathan J., Matthew Fitzpatrick, Laurent, Ed, Lessard, Jean-Philippe, Agosti, Donat, Andersen, Alan N., Bruhl, Carsten, Cerda, Xim, Ellison, Aaron M., Fisher, Brian L., Gibb, Heloise, Gotelli, Nicholas J., Gove, Aaron, Guenard, Benoit, Janda, Milan, Kaspari, Michael, Longino, John T., Majer, Jonathan, Mcglynn, Terrence P., Menke, Sean B., Parr, Catherine L., Phillpott, Stacy M., Pfeiffer, Martin, Retana, Javier, Suarez, Andrew V., and Vasconcelos, Heraldo L.

98. National Educational Association

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Schaeffer, N. C., primary, Bonebrake, L. D., additional, Kirk, T. J., additional, Hine, C D., additional, Grenfell, Helen L., additional, Bayliss, Alfred, additional, Lyte, E. O., additional, Baldwin, W. A., additional, Lyman, E. A., additional, Smith, David E., additional, Murdock, F. F., additional, Graves, M. O., additional, Chapin, C. S., additional, Hailmann, W. N., additional, Pearse, C. G., additional, Dougherty, N. C., additional, Greenwood, J. M., additional, Boone, R.G., additional, Gilbert, C. B., additional, Gove, Aaron, additional, Morris, J. E., additional, Sabin, Henry, additional, White, E. E., additional, Fitzpatrick, F. A., additional, and Bardeen, C. W., additional

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1901
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