ReviewScience advances2021
Improvements in reports of species redistribution under climate change are required.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Climate change and the global redistribution of biodiversity: substantial variation in empirical support for expected range shifts.Environmental evidence · 2023Pooled it
- Extensive climate-induced range shifts in butterflies across the globe.Nature ecology & evolution · 2026Article
- Shifts and expansion in a spatially structured fish stock spanning international borders in the Northwest Atlantic.Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2026Article
- Eco-evolutionary responses of species distributions to climate change.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Suitable Habitat forPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Changing food availability and its effect on the heritability of offspring size in woodland passerine birds.The Journal of animal ecology · 2026Article
- Species richness and Spatial distribution of three Pieridae subfamilies across mainland China under past and future climates.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A theoretical framework for scaling ecological niches from individuals to species.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Environmental drivers and future distribution of invasive alien plant species in the Gaoligong Mountains, southwestern China.Plant diversity · 2025Article
- Spatiotemporal Distribution Patterns and Conservation Priorities of Gymnosperms With Different Leaf Shapes in China Under Climate Change.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Biodiversity-friendly landscapes: A paradox for conservation?Science advances · 2025Article
- Altitudinal Variations in Coniferous Vegetation and Soil Carbon Storage in Kalam Temperate Forest, Pakistan.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Hymenopteran-specific TRPA channel from the Texas leaf cutter ant (Atta texana) is heat and cold activated and expression correlates with environmental temperature.Insect science · 2025Article
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- Spatial match-mismatch between predators and prey under climate change.Nature ecology & evolution · 2024Review
- A Warm Welcome to the Alps-The Northward Expansion ofInsects · 2024Article
- Incorporating physiological knowledge into correlative species distribution models minimizes bias introduced by the choice of calibration area.Marine life science & technology · 2024Article
- Discordant upslope range shifts shuffle parasitoid-host species interactions.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Elevational homogenization of mountain parasitoids across six decades.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Impacts of Climate Changes on Geographic Distribution ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Studies have documented climate change-induced shifts in species distributions but uncertainties associated with data and methods are typically unexplored. We reviewed 240 reports of climate-related species-range shifts and classified them based on three criteria. We ask whether observed distributional shifts are compared against random expectations, whether multicausal factors are examined on equal footing, and whether studies provide sufficient documentation to enable replication. We found that only ~12.1% of studies compare distributional shifts across multiple directions, ~1.6% distinguish observed patterns from random expectations, and ~19.66% examine multicausal factors. Last, ~75.5% of studies report sufficient data and results to allow replication. We show that despite gradual improvements over time, there is scope for raising standards in data and methods within reports of climate-change induced shifts in species distribution. Accurate reporting is important because policy responses depend on them. Flawed assessments can fuel criticism and divert scarce resources for biodiversity to competing priorities.
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