A. Magurran

Disentangling non-random structure from random placement when estimating β-diversity through space or time

This paper introduces a framework to quantify non-random contributions to beta-diversity using rarefaction curves and a coverage-standardized metric, applied to avian species composition in engineered and natural riparian areas.

Local changes dominate variation in biotic homogenization and differentiation

The paper analyzes long-term biodiversity data to show that local diversity changes drive biotic homogenization and differentiation, with homogenization more common at larger spatial and temporal scales.

Local biodiversity change reflects interactions among changing abundance, evenness and richness

The paper examines how changes in species abundance, evenness, and richness interact in local biodiversity, finding that richness changes are influenced by coordinated shifts in abundance and evenness, with stronger temporal correlations than spatial ones.

Landscape-scale forest loss as a catalyst of population and biodiversity change

The paper quantifies how 150 years of forest cover change impacted population abundance, species richness, and temporal species turnover globally, finding forest loss intensified these changes by up to 48%.

The geography of the Anthropocene differs between the land and the sea

The paper examines geographic differences in anthropogenic drivers of biodiversity change between land and sea, identifying distinct threat complexes with varying driver intensities.

Biodiversity trends are stronger in marine than terrestrial assemblages

The paper analyzes biodiversity trends across 50,000 time-series, finding stronger compositional change and species turnover in marine assemblages compared to terrestrial ones.