Abstract Seabirds are the most threatened of any living group of birds, continuing a larger pattern of elevated Holocene bird … Continue

Abstract Species-environment interactions are integral to survivorship, especially when those environments test the extremes of organismal physiology. Large-bodied (>50kg) mammals, … Continue

Abstract Microfauna communities resulting from packrat accumulation provide crucial information about how natural communities respond to environmental changes. However, fossil … Continue

Abstract Ecosystem function relies in part on aligned relationships between functional traits of animals and the environments in which they … Continue

Abstract Many ecosystems today face increasingly frequent and extreme droughts. Small mammals can be harbingers of larger ecological changes, making … Continue

Abstract As we enter the Anthropocene, unprecedented climatic and landscape changes are leading to global extinctions and the reorganization of … Continue

Abstract Anthropogenic CO2 is a major driver of change in most marine ecosystems, as the consequent ocean acidification is threatening … Continue

Abstract Island nations in the developing world are some of the communities most at-risk to the effects of climate change … Continue

Abstract Giant kelp forests of the North Pacific are iconic among cool temperate marine communities. They are also amongst the … Continue

Abstract Modern ecosystems are almost universally degraded relative to their past counterparts, from the Pleistocene to the present day. Thus, … Continue