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World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency by RIPPLE, WILLIAM J., WOLF, CHRISTOPHER, NEWSOME, THOMAS M., BARNARD, PHOEBE, MOOMAW, WILLIAM R.

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A 2017 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity by Sutherland, William J., Barnard, Phoebe, Broad, Steven, Clout, Mick, Connor, Ben, Côté, Isabelle M., Dicks, Lynn V., Doran, Helen, Entwistle, Abigail C., Fleishman, Erica, Fox, Marie, Gaston, Kevin J., Gibbons, David W., Jiang, Zhigang, Keim, Brandon, Lickorish, Fiona A., Markillie, Paul, Monk, Kathryn A., Pearce-Higgins, James W., Peck, Lloyd S., Pretty, Jules, Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Wintle, Bonnie C., Ockendon, Nancy

“…We present the results of our eighth annual horizon scan of emerging issues likely to affect global biological diversity, the environment, and conservation…”
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impact of shrub encroachment on savanna bird diversity from local to regional scale by Sirami, Clélia, Seymour, Colleen, Midgley, Guy, Barnard, Phoebe

“…Evidence is accumulating of a general increase in woody cover of many savanna regions of the world. Little is known about the consequences of this widespread…”
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Hot bird drinking patterns: drivers of water visitation in a fynbos bird community by Lee, Alan T. K., Wright, Dale, Barnard, Phoebe

“…Water affects distribution of many species, but climate change is set to change rainfall patterns and hence water availability. In South Africa, various global…”
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Potential impacts of climatic change on southern African birds of fynbos and grassland biodiversity hotspots by Huntley, Brian, Barnard, Phoebe

“…Aim: To examine potential impacts of climatic change on bird species richness of the fynbos and grassland biomes, especially on species of conservation…”
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Early warning systems for biodiversity in southern Africa – How much can citizen science mitigate imperfect data? by Barnard, Phoebe, Altwegg, Res, Ebrahim, Ismail, Underhill, Les G.

“…It is a hard reality that virtually all countries, no matter how well resourced, take conservation and land use decisions based on highly patchy and imperfect…”
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Reliability and quality of artificial nectar feeders for birds in the Cape Floristic Region by Coetzee, Anina, Barnard, Phoebe, Pauw, Anton

“…Supplementary feeding of birds may have considerable ecological and evolutionary effects on bird communities. However, there is a lack of basic information on…”
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Introduction. Global change and biodiversity: future challenges by Barnard, Phoebe, Thuiller, Wilfried

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World Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency by Ripple, William J, Wolf, Christopher, Newsome, Thomas M, Barnard, Phoebe, Moomaw, William R, Grandcolas, Philippe

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Corrigendum: World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency by Ripple, William J, Wolf, Christopher, Newsome, Thomas M, Barnard, Phoebe, Moomaw, William R

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Climate‐induced resource bottlenecks exacerbate species vulnerability: a review by Maron, Martine, McAlpine, Clive A, Watson, James E. M, Maxwell, Sean, Barnard, Phoebe, Andersen, Alan

“…AIM: Resource bottlenecks – periods of severe restriction in resource availability – triggered by increased climate variability represent important and…”
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Phenological changes in the Southern Hemisphere by Chambers, Lynda E

“…Conducts the largest meta-analysis to date of phenological drivers and trends among Southern Hemisphere species, assessing 1208 long-term datasets from 89…”
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No going back for species and ecosystems by Barnard, Phoebe, Midgley, Guy

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Pink flower preference in sunbirds does not translate into plant fitness differences in a polymorphic Erica species by Heystek, Anina, Geerts, Sjirk, Barnard, Phoebe, Pauw, Anton

“…Bird-pollinated plants typically have reddish flowers, but it is not clear whether this trait can be attributed to selection by birds. Here we experimentally…”
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World scientists’ warning: The behavioural crisis driving ecological overshoot by Merz, Joseph J, Barnard, Phoebe, Rees, William E, Smith, Dane, Maroni, Mat, Rhodes, Christopher J, Dederer, Julia H, Bajaj, Nandita, Joy, Michael K, Wiedmann, Thomas, Sutherland, Rory

“…Previously, anthropogenic ecological overshoot has been identified as a fundamental cause of the myriad symptoms we see around the globe today from…”
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The Climate Emergency, Forests, and Transformative Change by RIPPLE, WILLIAM J., WOLF, CHRISTOPHER, NEWSOME, THOMAS M., BARNARD, PHOEBE, MOOMAW, WILLIAM R., MAAS, BARBARA, LAW, BEVERLY E.

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Novel methods reveal shifts in migration phenology of barn swallows in South Africa by Altwegg, Res, Broms, Kristin, Erni, Birgit, Barnard, Phoebe, Midgley, Guy F, Underhill, Les G

“…Many migratory bird species, including the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), have advanced their arrival date at Northern Hemisphere breeding grounds, showing a…”
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Explaining patterns of avian diversity and endemicity: climate and biomes of southern Africa over the last 140,000 years by Huntley, Brian, Collingham, Yvonne C., Singarayer, Joy S., Valdes, Paul J., Barnard, Phoebe, Midgley, Guy F., Altwegg, Res, Ohlemüller, Ralf

“…Aim: Test hypotheses that present biodiversity and endemic species richness are related to climatic stability and/or biome persistence. Location: Africa south…”
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Effects of time since fire on birds in a plant diversity hotspot by Chalmandrier, Loïc, Midgley, Guy F., Barnard, Phoebe, Sirami, Clélia

“…Global changes are influencing fire regimes in many parts of the world. In the Fynbos plant diversity hotspot (Cape Floristic Region, South Africa), fire…”
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Modelling relationships between species spatial abundance patterns and climate by Huntley, Brian, Altwegg, Res, Barnard, Phoebe, Collingham, Yvonne C., Hole, David G.

“…Aim: To move towards modelling spatial abundance patterns and to evaluate the relative impacts of climatic change upon species abundances as opposed to range…”
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