Maria Dornelas

Oct 25, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Maria Dornelas |Lise Comte |Juan David Carvajal-Quintero |Juliana Herrera-Perez

AbstractThe Anthropocene is marked by profound changes in biodiversity and the ecosystems in which species live. A primary signature of this change is the often rapid change in species composition through time (i.e., species turnover) rather than changes in the numbers of species per se.

Sep 24, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Maria Dornelas |Nina MD Schiettekatte |Mollie Asbury |Guan-Yan Chen

Abstract1. Technological advances in three-dimensional imaging techniques have opened the door to advanced morphological analyses and habitat mapping for biologists and ecologists. 2. At the same time, the challenge of translating complex 3D data into meaningful metrics that can be used in conjunction with biological data currently hinders progress and accessibility. 3.

Jul 15, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Vicki Dale |Mark Bolton |Maria Dornelas |Anne E. Magurran

1 INTRODUCTION Human actions have altered biotic and abiotic environments across the globe, driving recent decades of rapid climate and environmental changes that have caused dramatic and divergent changes in species' life-history schedules (i.e. phenologies, Menzel et al., 2006; Root et al., 2003; Thackeray et al., 2010), spatial distributions (Chen et al., 2011; Gillings et al., 2015; Parmesan & Yohe, 2003) and abundances (Martay et al., 2017).

Sep 22, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Daniel McGlinn |Shane A. Blowes |Maria Dornelas |Thore Engel

AbstractThere is considerable interest in understanding patterns of β-diversity that measure the amount of change in species composition through space or time. Most hypotheses for β-diversity evoke nonrandom processes that generate spatial and temporal within species aggregation; however, β-diversity can also be driven by random sampling processes.

Aug 24, 2023 | nature.com | Andrew Gonzalez |Patricia Balvanera |Peter J. Bellingham |Andreas Bruder |Jeannine Cavender-Bares |Jonathan Chase | +45 more

The rate and extent of global biodiversity change is surpassing our ability to measure, monitor and forecast trends. We propose an interconnected worldwide system of observation networks — a global biodiversity observing system (GBiOS) — to coordinate monitoring worldwide and inform action to reach international biodiversity targets. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) provides a vision for living in harmony with nature that will have lasting benefits for humanity1.