A5006956107- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Plant and animal studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Forest Management and Policy
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Marine and fisheries research
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Marine and environmental studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
2024-2025
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
2015-2024
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2024
Goethe University Frankfurt
2015-2023
Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
2012-2020
University of Copenhagen
2010-2013
University of Basel
2012
Imperial College London
2009-2010
Analyses of life‐history, ecological, and geographic trait differences among species, their causes, correlates, likely consequences are increasingly important for understanding conserving biodiversity in the face rapid global change. Assembling multispecies data from diverse literature sources into a single comprehensive set requires detailed consideration methods to reliably compile particular derive estimates multiple based on different techniques definitions. Here we describe PanTHERIA,...
Next-Generation Biogeography In 1876, Alfred Russel Wallace mapped the zoogeographical regions of world, based on distributions and taxonomic relationships broadly defined mammalian families. Wallace's classification became a cornerstone modern biogeography reference for wide variety biological disciplines, including global biodiversity conservation sciences. Holt et al. (p. 74 , published online 20 December) present next-generation map wallacean zoogeographic regions, incorporating...
Animal movement is fundamental for ecosystem functioning and species survival, yet the effects of anthropogenic footprint on animal movements have not been estimated across species. Using a unique GPS-tracking database 803 individuals 57 species, we found that mammals in areas with comparatively high human were average one-half to one-third extent their low footprint. We attribute this reduction behavioral changes individual animals exclusion long-range from higher impact. Global loss...
The strength of phylogenetic signal in extinction risk can give insight into the mechanisms behind species' declines. Nevertheless, no existing measure pattern a binary trait, such as extinction-risk status, measures way that be compared among data sets. We developed new for traits, D, which simulations show gives robust results with sets more than 50 species, even when proportion threatened species is low. applied D to red-list status British birds and world's mammals found threat both...
ABSTRACT The use of phylogenies in ecology is increasingly common and has broadened our understanding biological diversity. Ecological sub‐disciplines, particularly conservation, community macroecology, all recognize the value evolutionary relationships but resulting development phylogenetic approaches led to a proliferation diversity metrics. many metrics across sub‐disciplines hampers potential meta‐analyses, syntheses, generalizations existing results. Further, there no guide for...
Whereas previous studies have investigated correlates of extinction risk either at global or regional scales, our study explicitly models effects anthropogenic threats and biological traits across the globe. Using phylogenetic comparative methods with a newly-updated supertree 5020 extant mammals, we investigate impact species on within each WWF ecoregion. Our analyses reveal strong geographical variation in influence risk: notably, larger are higher only tropical regions. We then relate...
Over the last two decades, macroecology – analysis of large‐scale, multi‐species ecological patterns and processes has established itself as a major line biological research. Analyses statistical links between environmental variables biotic responses have long successfully been employed main approach, but new developments are due to be utilized. Scanning horizon macroecology, we identified four challenges that will probably play role in future. We support our claims by examples bibliographic...
Abstract Aim Phylogenetic diversity can provide insight into how evolutionary processes may have shaped contemporary patterns of species richness. Here, we aim to test for the influence phylogenetic history on global amphibian richness, and identify areas where macroevolutionary such as diversification dispersal left strong signatures Location Global; equal‐area grid cells approximately 10,000 km 2 . Methods We generated an supertree (6111 species) repeated analyses with largest available...
Abstract Modularity is a recurrent and important property of bipartite ecological networks. Although well‐resolved networks describe interaction frequencies between species pairs, modularity has been analysed only on the basis binary presence–absence data. We employ new algorithm to detect in weighted global analysis avian seed‐dispersal define roles species, such as connector values, for associate them with traits phylogeny. The weighted, but not binary, identified positive relationship...
Adaptive radiation is the rapid diversification of a single lineage into many species that inhabit variety environments or use resources and differ in traits required to exploit these. Why some lineages undergo adaptive not well-understood, but filling unoccupied ecological space appears be common feature. We construct complete, dated, species-level phylogeny endemic Vangidae Madagascar. This passerine bird represents classic, poorly known, avian radiation. Our results reveal an initial...
Abstract Islands are ideal for investigating processes that shape species assemblages because they isolated and have discrete boundaries. Quantifying phylogenetic assemblage structure allows inferences about these processes, in particular dispersal, environmental filtering in-situ speciation. Here, we link to island characteristics across 393 islands worldwide 37,041 vascular plant (representing angiosperms overall, palms ferns). Physical bioclimatic factors, especially those impeding...
Tropical mountains are hotspots of biodiversity, but the factors that generate this high diversity remain poorly understood. To identify possible mechanisms influence avian species assemblages in tropical Andes, we studied functional and phylogenetic structure an feeding guild. We analysed how diversity, composition frugivorous bird changed along a 3300 m elevational transect from lowlands to tree line with novel combination approaches, used null models infer drivers observed patterns....
Phylogenies describe the origins and history of species. However, they can also help to predict species' fates so be useful tools for managing future biodiversity. This article starts by sketching how phylogenetic, geographic, trait information combined elucidate present mammalian diversity patterns arose. Recent diversification rates standing show different geographic patterns, indicating that cradles have moved over time. Patterns in extinction risk reflect both biological differences...
Background. Community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections often affect multiple members of a household. We compared 2 approaches to S. eradication: decolonizing the entire household versus index case alone.
Abstract Recent years have seen an exponential increase in the amount of data available all sciences and application domains. Macroecology is part this “Big Data” trend, with a strong rise volume that we are using for our research. Here, summarize most recent developments macroecology age Big Data were presented at 2018 annual meeting Specialist Group Ecological Society Germany, Austria Switzerland (GfÖ). Supported by computational advances, has been rapidly developing field over years. Our...
Although the recent historical period is usually treated as a temporal base-line for understanding patterns of mammal extinction, mammalian biodiversity loss has also taken place throughout Late Quaternary. We explore spatial, taxonomic and phylogenetic 241 species extinctions known to have occurred during Holocene up present day. To assess whether our threat processes been affected by excluding these taxa, we incorporate extinct data into analyses impact body mass on extinction risk. find...
Abstract Aim A third of all modern (after 1500) mammal extinctions (24/77) are Australian species. These have been restricted to southern ustralia, predominantly in species ‘critical weight range’ (35–5500 g) drier climate zones. Introduced red foxes ( V ulpes vulpes ) that prey on this range often blamed. new wave declines is now affecting a globally significant proportion marsupial (19 species) the fox‐free northern tropics. We aim test plausible causes recent and determine if mechanisms...
Abstract Aim Physiological traits that approximate the fundamental climatic niche – conditions where a species can survive are outcome of adaptation to environment under historical and current environmental constraints. If large amount variation in physiological among be explained by their phylogeny rather than contemporary conditions, this would indicate phylogenetic conservatism traits, i.e. tendency retain ancestral physiology over time. Here, we evaluate relative contributions explain...