Coverage of Papers
Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy
Our big model-comparison paper, showing that internationally coordinated action several fronts can reverse recent biodiversity losses, which accompanied the Living Planet Report 2020, was covered in news outlets including BBC News, The Mail, iNews, Suddeutsche Zeitung, La Repubblica and the Bangkok Post.
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Zoonotic host diversity increases in human-dominated ecosystems
Rory Gibb's paper, showing that animals hosting human diseases thrive in human-modified habitats, was covered in news outlets worldwide, including BBC News, The Guardian, New Scientist, The Statesman (India) and Science Daily.
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A biodiversity target based on species extinctions
Our paper putting forward a global biodiversity target based on extinctions was covered by news outlets including BBC News, the Huffington Post and Science Daily.
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Climate change contributes to widespread declines among bumble bees across continents
Our paper showing important effects of past climate change on observed losses of bumblebees was covered in news outlets worldwide, including BBC News, The Independent, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, iNews, The Mail, The Washington Post, New Scientist, CBC News (Canada), Scientific American, The National (UAE), The Peninsular (Qatar), Helsingen Sanomat (Finland), Der Standard (Austria), Carbon Brief, RTP (Portugal), IOL (South Africa), Expressen (Sweden).
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Global effects of land use on biodiversity differ among functional groups
Our paper showing differences in responses to land use across functional groups was reported on The Mail, El Pais, the New York Post, ITV News, AOL News and Fox News.
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Widespread winners and narrow-ranged losers: Land use homogenizes biodiversity in local assemblages worldwide
Our paper showing that land use favours widespread species and removes localized species was covered on the BBC, Le Monde and the Daily Mail
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Future effects of climate and land-use change on terrestrial vertebrate community diversity under different scenarios
Daisy Dunne wrote a nice summary of this paper on the website Carbon Brief.
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Has land use pushed terrestrial biodiversity beyond the planetary boundary? A global assessment
Our paper showing that biodiversity loss has exceeded the proposed planetary boundary across much of the Earth's land surface was covered in the BBC News, the Guardian, the Independent, the Washington Post, Reuters, the Daily Mail, Le Monde, La Repubblica and Discover magazine.
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Local biodiversity is higher inside than outside terrestrial protected areas worldwide
Our paper showing that biodiversity is higher inside than outside protected areas (even where humans have modified the habitat) was covered in the Guardian and ITV News.
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Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity
Our paper quantifying biodiversity loss over time as a result of land-use change was the subject of a nice blog post by James Dyke in The Conversation.
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Ecological traits affect the sensitivity of bees to land-use pressures in European agricultural landscapes
Adriana's paper on the effect of bee species' traits on responses to land use was accompanied by a blog post written by Adriana on the Journal of Applied Ecology's blog
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Emergent global patterns of ecosystem structure and function from a mechanistic General Ecosystem Model
Our paper presenting for the first time the Madingley general ecosystem model was covered in the New Scientist and the Daily Mail. It was also the subject of an excellent blog post by James Smith summarizing both the strengths and weaknesses of the model.
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A mid-term analysis of progress towards international biodiversity targets
Derek's paper assessing progress toward the Convention on Biological Diversity's targets for 2020, showing in most cases that the current rate of progress will be insufficient to meet most targets, was covered in the Guardian and El Pais. It was also the subject of a blog post in The Conversation.
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Ecological traits affect the response of tropical forest bird species to land-use intensity
Our paper showing that responses of bird species to land use depend on their traits was the subject of a nice blog post by Phil Martin.
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Time to model all life on Earth
Our paper laying the groundwork for a global general ecosystem model was covered in the Financial Times.
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