{"title":"Climate-warming alters resource allocation in unpredictable ways.","authors":"Diana S Macias, Miranda D Redmond","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.03.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.03.017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Indirect effects of climate change on demographic processes are likely widespread but difficult to measure. Hacket-Pain et al. show that climate warming increased European beech seed production, depleting internal resources and causing long-term growth declines. If similar trade-offs occur across species, climate change may weaken forest resilience through resource depletion.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":"40 5","pages":"428-430"},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143983386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Disability in ecology and evolution.","authors":"Sara L Middleton, Haley Branch","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.03.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":"40 5","pages":"411-414"},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144039948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jakob Thyrring, Philippe Archambault, Michael Burrows, Katrin Iken, Fernando P Lima, Joana Micael, Markus Molis, Catia Monteiro, Sergej Olenin, Paul E Renaud, Ricardo A Scrosati, Rui Seabra, Alexey A Sukhotin, Jan-Marcin Węsławski, Nadescha Zwerschke, Mikael K Sejr
{"title":"A horizon scan for Arctic coastal biodiversity research: understanding changes requires international collaboration.","authors":"Jakob Thyrring, Philippe Archambault, Michael Burrows, Katrin Iken, Fernando P Lima, Joana Micael, Markus Molis, Catia Monteiro, Sergej Olenin, Paul E Renaud, Ricardo A Scrosati, Rui Seabra, Alexey A Sukhotin, Jan-Marcin Węsławski, Nadescha Zwerschke, Mikael K Sejr","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.02.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.02.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Arctic coastal biodiversity faces increasing threats from anthropogenic activities and climate change. However, the effects on biodiversity are still poorly understood, hindering actions aimed at mitigating the impacts at a pan-Arctic scale. We present the results of a horizon scan that provides a road map to address knowledge gaps on the influence of anthropogenic activities, from increased shipping and harvesting to consequences of climate change including increasing temperatures, cryosphere loss, and freshwater runoff. Predictions on ecological change, species range expansions, and anthropogenic impacts on Arctic coasts are hampered by the lack of biodiversity data and scarcity of biological long-term monitoring programs. Filling these knowledge gaps will require coordinated international efforts and standardized experiments across the diverse ecosystems characterizing the Arctic.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":" ","pages":"460-467"},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143693393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiang Kong, Baile Xu, James A Orr, Peter Meidl, Matthias C Rillig, Gaowen Yang
{"title":"Ecosystems have multiple interacting processes that buffer against co-occurring stressors.","authors":"Xiang Kong, Baile Xu, James A Orr, Peter Meidl, Matthias C Rillig, Gaowen Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There are multiple processes that buffer the effects of anthropogenic stressors. Much is known about how single buffering processes (e.g., biodiversity, adaptation) mitigate the effects of stressors on ecosystem properties and functions, but how multiple buffering processes combine to mitigate the effects of multiple co-occurring stressors is poorly understood. We outline how single processes (e.g., cross-tolerance) can buffer the effects of multiple stressors, whereas multiple buffering processes can act jointly across ecological and temporal scales to reduce the effects of single or multiple stressors. Synergistic interactions between multiple buffering processes can further enhance ecosystem resistance to multiple stressors. A wider awareness of interacting buffering processes in ecosystems will enhance our understanding of ecosystem stability in the face of multiple stressors.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":" ","pages":"479-488"},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143743487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emergent feedback between symbiosis form and population dynamics.","authors":"Lutz Becks, Ursula Gaedke, Toni Klauschies","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.02.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Symbiotic relationships represent prolonged physical interactions between different species and include various forms such as mutualism, commensalism, exploitation, and competition. Here, we show that the form of symbiosis may change with the densities of the symbiotic partners as they influence the costs and benefits each species experiences. In turn, the form of symbiosis is expected to influence species persistence, population dynamics, and ultimately ecosystem stability. Based on this, we introduce the theoretical concept of a density-symbiosis feedback, where population densities affect the form of symbiosis, and symbiosis form in return affects population dynamics. This dynamic interplay calls for a re-evaluation of traditional ecological concepts and a framework considering the flexibility in symbiosis forms.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":" ","pages":"449-459"},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143634708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Plant invasion resistance due to 2D native diversity.","authors":"Qiaoqiao Huang, Mark van Kleunen, Yanjie Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.02.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.02.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biodiversity entails species diversity both within a trophic level (horizontal diversity) and across levels (vertical diversity). While invasion resistance studies usually focus on horizontal diversity, vertical diversity could provide additional biotic resistance to invasion. Quantifying the role of such 2D diversity will provide a more comprehensive understanding of the diversity-invasibility relationship.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":" ","pages":"436-438"},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143658682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kylie L Scales, Jessica A Bolin, Daniel C Dunn, Elliott L Hazen, Lee Hannah, David S Schoeman
{"title":"Climate mediates the predictability of threats to marine biodiversity.","authors":"Kylie L Scales, Jessica A Bolin, Daniel C Dunn, Elliott L Hazen, Lee Hannah, David S Schoeman","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.02.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.02.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anthropogenic climate change is driving rapid changes in marine ecosystems across the global ocean. The spatiotemporal footprints of other anthropogenic threats, such as infrastructure development, shipping, and fisheries, will also inevitably shift under climate change, but we find that these shifts are not yet accounted for in most projections of climate futures in marine systems. We summarise what is known about threat-shifting in response to climate change, and identify sources of predictability that have implications for ecological forecasting. We recommend that, where possible, the dynamics of anthropogenic threats are accounted for in nowcasts, forecasts, and projections designed for spatial management and conservation planning, and highlight key themes for future research into threat dynamics in a changing ocean.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":" ","pages":"502-515"},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143693395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniela de Angeli Dutra, Alan Erikson, Luísa Genes, Rodolfo Dirzo, Andressa M Venturini
{"title":"Elevating local perspectives for equity in ecological research.","authors":"Daniela de Angeli Dutra, Alan Erikson, Luísa Genes, Rodolfo Dirzo, Andressa M Venturini","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.03.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High-profile studies conducted in Global South (GS) countries with few, or no GS authors are published frequently, underrepresenting GS researchers in local high-impact publications. Here, we reiterate the importance of conducting equitable research, valuing GS researchers as equal contributors, and propose pathways to decolonize science.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":"40 5","pages":"415-418"},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144051193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tom Bradfer-Lawrence, Zuzana Buřivalová, Daisy H Dent
{"title":"Deriving meaning from acoustic data in hyper-diverse ecosystems.","authors":"Tom Bradfer-Lawrence, Zuzana Buřivalová, Daisy H Dent","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.03.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) can offer novel ecological insights and inform conservation of hyper-diverse ecosystems. Acoustic indices present one analytical option that is broadly used but frequently misinterpreted. Effective use requires (i) hypothesising how biotic and abiotic components influence sound; (ii) selecting valid, robust, intuitive indices; and (iii) integrating complementary data sources.</p>","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":"40 5","pages":"431-435"},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144024920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sam A Reynolds, Sara Beery, Neil Burgess, Mark Burgman, Stuart H M Butchart, Steven J Cooke, David Coomes, Finn Danielsen, Enrico Di Minin, América Paz Durán, Amy Hinsley, Sadiq Jaffer, Julia P G Jones, Binbin V Li, Anil Madhavapeddy, Lloyd Peck, Nathalie Pettorelli, Jon Paul Rodríguez, William J Sutherland
{"title":"Conservation changed but not divided.","authors":"Sam A Reynolds, Sara Beery, Neil Burgess, Mark Burgman, Stuart H M Butchart, Steven J Cooke, David Coomes, Finn Danielsen, Enrico Di Minin, América Paz Durán, Amy Hinsley, Sadiq Jaffer, Julia P G Jones, Binbin V Li, Anil Madhavapeddy, Lloyd Peck, Nathalie Pettorelli, Jon Paul Rodríguez, William J Sutherland","doi":"10.1016/j.tree.2025.04.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23274,"journal":{"name":"Trends in ecology & evolution","volume":"40 5","pages":"424-425"},"PeriodicalIF":16.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144028188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}