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Interactions between climate change and urbanization will shape the future of biodiversity

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  • Mark C. Urban

    (University of Connecticut)

  • Marina Alberti

    (University of Washington)

  • Luc Meester

    (Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
    Freie Universität Berlin
    KU Leuven)

  • Yuyu Zhou

    (University of Hong Kong)

  • Brian C. Verrelli

    (Virginia Commonwealth University)

  • Marta Szulkin

    (University of Warsaw)

  • Chloé Schmidt

    (German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig)

  • Amy M. Savage

    (Rutgers University–Camden)

  • Patrick Roberts

    (Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology)

  • L. Ruth Rivkin

    (University of Manitoba
    Polar Bears International
    San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance)

  • Eric P. Palkovacs

    (University of California)

  • Jason Munshi-South

    (Fordham University)

  • Anna N. Malesis

    (University of Washington)

  • Nyeema C. Harris

    (Yale University)

  • Kiyoko M. Gotanda

    (Brock University
    Université de Sherbrooke
    University of Cambridge)

  • Colin J. Garroway

    (University of Manitoba)

  • Sarah E. Diamond

    (Case Western Reserve University)

  • Simone Des Roches

    (University of Washington)

  • Anne Charmantier

    (IRD)

  • Kristien I. Brans

    (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Abstract

Climate change and urbanization are two of the most prominent global drivers of biodiversity and ecosystem change. Fully understanding, predicting and mitigating the biological impacts of climate change and urbanization are not possible in isolation, especially given their growing importance in shaping human society. Here we develop an integrated framework for understanding and predicting the joint effects of climate change and urbanization on ecology, evolution and their eco-evolutionary interactions. We review five examples of interactions and then present five hypotheses that offer opportunities for predicting biodiversity and its interaction with human social and cultural systems under future scenarios. We also discuss research opportunities and ways to design resilient landscapes that address both biological and societal concerns.

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  • Mark C. Urban & Marina Alberti & Luc Meester & Yuyu Zhou & Brian C. Verrelli & Marta Szulkin & Chloé Schmidt & Amy M. Savage & Patrick Roberts & L. Ruth Rivkin & Eric P. Palkovacs & Jason Munshi-South, 2024. "Interactions between climate change and urbanization will shape the future of biodiversity," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 14(5), pages 436-447, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:14:y:2024:i:5:d:10.1038_s41558-024-01996-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-024-01996-2
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