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Body size variation in insects: a macroecological perspective by Chown, Steven L., Gaston, Kevin J.

“…Body size is a key feature of organisms and varies continuously because of the effects of natural selection on the size‐dependency of resource acquisition and…”
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Lizard thermal trait variation at multiple scales: a review by Clusella-Trullas, Susana, Chown, Steven L.

“…Thermal trait variation is of fundamental importance to forecasting the impacts of environmental change on lizard diversity. Here, we review the literature for…”
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Climatic Predictors of Temperature Performance Curve Parameters in Ectotherms Imply Complex Responses to Climate Change by Clusella-Trullas, Susana, Blackburn, Tim M., Chown, Steven L.

“…Determining organismal responses to climate change is one of biology’s greatest challenges. Recent forecasts for future climates emphasize altered temperature…”
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Local scale comparisons of biodiversity as a test for global protected area ecological performance: a meta-analysis by Coetzee, Bernard W T, Gaston, Kevin J, Chown, Steven L

“…Terrestrial protected areas (PAs) are cornerstones of global biodiversity conservation. Their efficacy in terms of maintaining biodiversity is, however, much…”
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Heat freezes niche evolution by Araújo, Miguel B., Ferri-Yáñez, Francisco, Bozinovic, Francisco, Marquet, Pablo A., Valladares, Fernando, Chown, Steven L.

“…Climate change is altering phenology and distributions of many species and further changes are projected. Can species physiologically adapt to climate warming?…”
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Rate dynamics of ectotherm responses to thermal stress by Kovacevic, Aleksandra, Latombe, Guillaume, Chown, Steven L

“…Critical thermal limits (CTLs) show much variation associated with the experimental rate of temperature change used in their estimation. Understanding the full…”
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The changing form of Antarctic biodiversity by Chown, Steven L., Clarke, Andrew, Fraser, Ceridwen I., Cary, S. Craig, Moon, Katherine L., McGeoch, Melodie A.

“…Antarctic biodiversity is much more extensive, ecologically diverse and biogeographically structured than previously thought. Understanding of how this…”
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Multiple energy sources and metabolic strategies sustain microbial diversity in Antarctic desert soils by Ortiz, Maximiliano, Leung, Pok Man, Shelley, Guy, Jirapanjawat, Thanavit, Nauer, Philipp A., Van Goethem, Marc W., Bay, Sean K., Islam, Zahra F., Jordaan, Karen, Vikram, Surendra, Chown, Steven L., Hogg, Ian D., Makhalanyane, Thulani P., Grinter, Rhys, Cowan, Don A., Greening, Chris

“…Numerous diverse microorganisms reside in the cold desert soils of continental Antarctica, though we lack a holistic understanding of the metabolic processes…”
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Handbook of protocols for standardized measurement of terrestrial invertebrate functional traits by Moretti, Marco, Dias, André T. C., de Bello, Francesco, Altermatt, Florian, Chown, Steven L., Azcárate, Francisco M., Bell, James R., Fournier, Bertrand, Hedde, Mickaël, Hortal, Joaquín, Ibanez, Sébastien, Öckinger, Erik, Sousa, José Paulo, Ellers, Jacintha, Berg, Matty P.

“…Summary Trait‐based approaches are increasingly being used to test mechanisms underlying species assemblages and biotic interactions across a wide range of…”
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Spatial and temporal variability across life's hierarchies in the terrestrial Antarctic by Chown, Steven L, Convey, Peter

“…Antarctica and its surrounding islands lie at one extreme of global variation in diversity. Typically, these regions are characterized as being species poor…”
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Where do functional traits come from? The role of theory and models by Kearney, Michael R., Jusup, Marko, McGeoch, Melodie A., Kooijman, Sebastiaan A. L. M., Chown, Steven L.

“…The use of traits is growing in ecology and biodiversity informatics, with initiatives to collate trait data and integrate it into biodiversity databases. A…”
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Ecologically relevant measures of tolerance to potentially lethal temperatures by Terblanche, John S, Hoffmann, Ary A, Mitchell, Katherine A, Rako, Lea, le Roux, Peter C, Chown, Steven L

“…The acute thermal tolerance of ectotherms has been measured in a variety of ways; these include assays where organisms are shifted abruptly to stressful…”
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Antarctica's protected areas are inadequate, unrepresentative, and at risk by Shaw, Justine D, Terauds, Aleks, Riddle, Martin J, Possingham, Hugh P, Chown, Steven L

“…Antarctica is widely regarded as one of the planet's last true wildernesses, insulated from threat by its remoteness and declaration as a natural reserve…”
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Geothermal activity helps life survive glacial cycles by Fraser, Ceridwen I., Terauds, Aleks, Smellie, John, Convey, Peter, Chown, Steven L.

“…Climate change has played a critical role in the evolution and structure of Earth’s biodiversity. Geothermal activity, which can maintain ice-free terrain in…”
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Macrophysiology for a changing world by Chown, Steven L, Gaston, Kevin J

“…The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) has identified climate change, habitat destruction, invasive species, overexploitation and pollution as the major…”
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Water loss in insects: An environmental change perspective by Chown, Steven L, Sorensen, Jesper G, Terblanche, John S

“…[Display omitted] ► We provide a review of insect water loss in an environmental change context. ► Insect behavioural responses to changing humidity are first…”
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Critical thermal limits depend on methodological context by Terblanche, John S, Deere, Jacques A, Clusella-Trullas, Susana, Janion, Charlene, Chown, Steven L

“…; 35°C start temperature) and lower CTL (0.06°C min…”
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Ecogeographical rules: elements of a synthesis by Gaston, Kevin J., Chown, Steven L., Evans, Karl L.

“…The development of a more synthetic approach to understanding spatial patterns in biogeography, particularly of the way in which these patterns interact,…”
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Thermal physiology and urbanization: perspectives on exit, entry and transformation rules by Chown, Steven L., Duffy, Grant A.

“…Summary More than 50% of the global human population lives in urban settings, which, for urban agglomerations with >1 million inhabitants, span a 30 °C range…”
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Progress towards a representative network of Southern Ocean protected areas by Brooks, Cassandra M, Chown, Steven L, Douglass, Lucinda L, Raymond, Ben P, Shaw, Justine D, Sylvester, Zephyr T, Torrens, Christa L

“…Global threats to ocean biodiversity have generated a worldwide movement to take actions to improve conservation and management. Several international…”
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