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Ranking threats to biodiversity and why it doesn’t matter by Bellard, Céline, Marino, Clara, Courchamp, Franck

“…Conservation scientists have proposed several rankings of the relative importance of global threats to biodiversity. Here, we argue that relative ranking of…”
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Biodiversity loss, emerging pathogens and human health risks by Schmeller, Dirk S., Courchamp, Franck, Killeen, Gerry

“…Outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases are occurring with increasing frequency and consequences, including wildlife diseases and zoonoses. Those have…”
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Can species distribution models really predict the expansion of invasive species? by Barbet-Massin, Morgane, Rome, Quentin, Villemant, Claire, Courchamp, Franck

“…Predictive studies are of paramount importance for biological invasions, one of the biggest threats for biodiversity. To help and better prioritize management…”
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The twenty most charismatic species by Albert, Céline, Luque, Gloria M, Courchamp, Franck

“…Charisma is a term commonly used in conservation biology to describe species. However, as the term "charismatic species" has never been properly defined, it…”
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Variation in discrimination factors (Δ¹⁵N and Δ¹³C): the effect of diet isotopic values and applications for diet reconstruction by Caut, Stéphane, Angulo, Elena, Courchamp, Franck

“…1. The use of stable isotopic techniques to study animal diets and trophic levels requires a priori estimates of discrimination factors (Δ¹³C and Δ¹⁵N, also…”
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Future climate change vulnerability of endemic island mammals by Leclerc, Camille, Courchamp, Franck, Bellard, Céline

“…Despite their high vulnerability, insular ecosystems have been largely ignored in climate change assessments, and when they are investigated, studies tend to…”
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Impacts of climate change on the future of biodiversity by Bellard, Céline, Bertelsmeier, Cleo, Leadley, Paul, Thuiller, Wilfried, Courchamp, Franck

“…Ecology Letters (2012) 15: 365–377 Many studies in recent years have investigated the effects of climate change on the future of biodiversity. In this review,…”
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Massive yet grossly underestimated global costs of invasive insects by Bradshaw, Corey J. A., Leroy, Boris, Bellard, Céline, Roiz, David, Albert, Céline, Fournier, Alice, Barbet-Massin, Morgane, Salles, Jean-Michel, Simard, Frédéric, Courchamp, Franck

“…Insects have presented human society with some of its greatest development challenges by spreading diseases, consuming crops and damaging infrastructure…”
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High and rising economic costs of biological invasions worldwide by Diagne, Christophe, Leroy, Boris, Vaissière, Anne-Charlotte, Gozlan, Rodolphe E., Roiz, David, Jarić, Ivan, Salles, Jean-Michel, Bradshaw, Corey J. A., Courchamp, Franck

“…Biological invasions are responsible for substantial biodiversity declines as well as high economic losses to society and monetary expenditures associated with…”
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virtualspecies, an R package to generate virtual species distributions by Leroy, Boris, Meynard, Christine N., Bellard, Céline, Courchamp, Franck

“…virtualspecies is a freely available package for R designed to generate virtual species distributions, a procedure increasingly used in ecology to improve…”
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Impact of sea level rise on the 10 insular biodiversity hotspots by Bellard, Céline, Leclerc, Camille, Courchamp, Franck

“…Aim Despite considerable attention to climate change, no global assessment of the consequences of sea level rise is available for insular ecosystems. Yet, over…”
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The paradoxical extinction of the most charismatic animals by Courchamp, Franck, Jaric, Ivan, Albert, Céline, Meinard, Yves, Ripple, William J, Chapron, Guillaume

“…A widespread opinion is that conservation efforts disproportionately benefit charismatic species. However, this doesn't mean that they are not threatened, and…”
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Are the “100 of the world’s worst” invasive species also the costliest? by Cuthbert, Ross N., Diagne, Christophe, Haubrock, Phillip J., Turbelin, Anna J., Courchamp, Franck

“…Biological invasions are increasing worldwide, damaging ecosystems and socioeconomic sectors. Two decades ago, the “100 of the world’s worst” invasive alien…”
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Vulnerability of biodiversity hotspots to global change by Bellard, Céline, Leclerc, Camille, Leroy, Boris, Bakkenes, Michel, Veloz, Samuel, Thuiller, Wilfried, Courchamp, Franck

“…AIM: Global changes are predicted to have severe consequences for biodiversity; 34 biodiversity hotspots have become international priorities for conservation,…”
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Invasion Biology: Specific Problems and Possible Solutions by Courchamp, Franck, Fournier, Alice, Bellard, Céline, Bertelsmeier, Cleo, Bonnaud, Elsa, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Russell, James C.

“…Biological invasions have been unambiguously shown to be one of the major global causes of biodiversity loss. Despite the magnitude of this threat and recent…”
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Impacts of biological invasions: what's what and the way forward by Simberloff, Daniel, Martin, Jean-Louis, Genovesi, Piero, Maris, Virginie, Wardle, David A., Aronson, James, Courchamp, Franck, Galil, Bella, García-Berthou, Emili, Pascal, Michel, Pyšek, Petr, Sousa, Ronaldo, Tabacchi, Eric, Vilà, Montserrat

“…Study of the impacts of biological invasions, a pervasive component of global change, has generated remarkable understanding of the mechanisms and consequences…”
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iEcology: Harnessing Large Online Resources to Generate Ecological Insights by Jarić, Ivan, Correia, Ricardo A., Brook, Barry W., Buettel, Jessie C., Courchamp, Franck, Di Minin, Enrico, Firth, Josh A., Gaston, Kevin J., Jepson, Paul, Kalinkat, Gregor, Ladle, Richard, Soriano-Redondo, Andrea, Souza, Allan T., Roll, Uri

“…Digital data are accumulating at unprecedented rates. These contain a lot of information about the natural world, some of which can be used to answer key…”
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Predicting species distribution combining multi-scale drivers by Fournier, Alice, Barbet-Massin, Morgane, Rome, Quentin, Courchamp, Franck

“…Species Distribution Models (SDMs) are often used to predict the potential range of invasive species. Unfortunately, most studies do not evaluate variables…”
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Economic costs of invasive alien ants worldwide by Angulo, Elena, Hoffmann, Benjamin D., Ballesteros-Mejia, Liliana, Taheri, Ahmed, Balzani, Paride, Bang, Alok, Renault, David, Cordonnier, Marion, Bellard, Céline, Diagne, Christophe, Ahmed, Danish A., Watari, Yuya, Courchamp, Franck

“…Invasive ants are amongst the most destructive and widespread invaders across the globe; they can strongly alter invaded ecosystems and are responsible for the…”
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The 100th of the world’s worst invasive alien species by Luque, Gloria M., Bellard, Céline, Bertelsmeier, Cleo, Bonnaud, Elsa, Genovesi, Piero, Simberloff, Daniel, Courchamp, Franck

“…Biological invasions are among the greatest threats to global biodiversity, but in contrast to most other global threats, they suffer from specific…”
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