A5039126717- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Ethics in medical practice
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
McGill University
2022-2024
Fondation Pour la Recherche Sur la Biodiversité
2024
Abstract The publish‐or‐perish culture in academia has catalysed the development of an unethical publishing system. This system is characterised by proliferation journals and publishers—unaffiliated with learned societies or universities—that maintain extremely large revenues profit margins diverting funds away from academic community. Early career researchers (ECRs) are particularly vulnerable to consequences this because intersecting factors, including pressure pursue high impact...
Abstract Ecological and evolutionary theories have proposed that species traits should be important in mediating responses to contemporary climate change; yet, empirical evidence has so far provided mixed for the role of behavioral, life history, or ecological characteristics facilitating hindering range shifts. As such, utility trait‐based approaches predict redistribution under change been called into question. We develop perspective, supported by evidence, trait variation, if used...
Abstract Understanding how temperature determines the distribution of life is necessary to assess species’ sensitivities contemporary climate change. Here, we test importance in limiting geographic ranges ectotherms by comparing temperatures and areas that species occupy could potentially on basis their physiological thermal tolerances. We find marine across all latitudes terrestrial from tropics closely match However, temperate polar are absent warm, thermally tolerable they beyond...
Abstract Understanding how temperature determines the distribution of life is necessary to assess species’ sensitivities contemporary climate change. Here we test importance in limiting geographic ranges ectotherms by comparing temperatures across occupied those species could potentially occupy based on their physiological thermal tolerances. Whereas marine and tropical terrestrial that closely match tolerances, high-latitude under-occupy warm are absent from thermally tolerable areas...
To effectively combat the biodiversity crisis, we need ambitious targets and reliable indicators to accurately track trends measure conservation impact. In Canada, Living Planet Index (LPI) has been adapted produce a national indicator by both World Wildlife Fund-Canada (Canadian Index; C-LPI) Environment Climate Change Canada Species Index) provide insight into status of Canadian wildlife, evaluating temporal in vertebrate population abundance. The includes data for just over 50% species....