Impacts of environmental change on biodiversity and vegetation dynamics in Siberia

Biological diversity is the basis for, and an indicator of biosphere integrity. Together with climate change, its loss is one of the two most important planetary boundaries. A halt in biodiversity loss is one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Current changes in biodiversity in the vast landma...

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Published in:	Ambio Vol. 50; no. 11; pp. 1926 - 1952
Main Authors:	Kirpotin, Sergey N., Callaghan, Terry V., Peregon, Anna M., Babenko, Andrei S., Berman, Daniil I., Bulakhova, Nina A., Byzaakay, Arysia A., Chernykh, Tatiana M., Chursin, Vladislav, Interesova, Elena A., Gureev, Sergey P., Kerchev, Ivan A., Kharuk, Viacheslav I., Khovalyg, Aldynai O., Kolpashchikov, Leonid A., Krivets, Svetlana A., Kvasnikova, Zoya N., Kuzhevskaia, Irina V., Merzlyakov, Oleg E., Nekhoroshev, Oleg G., Popkov, Viktor K., Pyak, Andrei I., Valevich, Tatyana O., Volkov, Igor V., Volkova, Irina I.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-11-2021 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Amphibians Animals Atmospheric Sciences Biodiversity Biodiversity loss Biosphere Birds Climate Change Climatic extremes Conservation of Natural Resources Earth and Environmental Science Ecology Ecosystem Ecosystem services Environment Environmental changes Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology Environmental impact Environmental Management Extreme weather Humans Indigenous peoples Insect pests Insects Land use Land use management Pests Physical Geography Reptiles Reptiles & amphibians Scientific papers Siberia Siberian Environmental Change Steppes Sustainable development Vegetation Siberia Russia Climate change Biodiversity change Ecosystem services Land cover change Siberia
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Summary:	Biological diversity is the basis for, and an indicator of biosphere integrity. Together with climate change, its loss is one of the two most important planetary boundaries. A halt in biodiversity loss is one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Current changes in biodiversity in the vast landmass of Siberia are at an initial stage of inventory, even though the Siberian environment is experiencing rapid climate change, weather extremes and transformation of land use and management. Biodiversity changes affect traditional land use by Indigenous People and multiple ecosystem services with implications for local and national economies. Here we review and analyse a large number of scientific publications, which are little known outside Russia, and we provide insights into Siberian biodiversity issues for the wider international research community. Case studies are presented on biodiversity changes for insect pests, fish, amphibians and reptiles, birds, mammals and steppe vegetation, and we discuss their causes and consequences.
ISSN:	0044-7447 1654-7209
DOI:	10.1007/s13280-021-01570-6