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Habitat overlap between Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus and red panda Ailurus fulgens in Himalaya by Bista, Manjit, Panthi, Saroj, Weiskopf, Sarah R

“…Studying habitat overlap between sympatric species is one of the best ways to identify interspecies relationships and to direct conservation efforts so that…”
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Biodiversity loss reduces global terrestrial carbon storage by Weiskopf, Sarah R., Isbell, Forest, Arce-Plata, Maria Isabel, Marco, Moreno Di, Harfoot, Mike, Johnson, Justin, Lerman, Susannah B., Miller, Brian W., Morelli, Toni Lyn, Mori, Akira S., Weng, Ensheng, Ferrier, Simon

“…Natural ecosystems store large amounts of carbon globally, as organisms absorb carbon from the atmosphere to build large, long-lasting, or slow-decaying…”
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A Conceptual Framework to Integrate Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function, and Ecosystem Service Models by Weiskopf, Sarah R, Myers, Bonnie J E, Arce-Plata, Maria Isabel, Blanchard, Julia L, Ferrier, Simon, Fulton, Elizabeth A, Harfoot, Mike, Isbell, Forest, Johnson, Justin A, Mori, Akira S, Weng, Ensheng, HarmáCˇková, Zuzana V, Londoño-Murcia, María Cecilia, Miller, Brian W, Pereira, Laura M, Rosa, Isabel M D

“…Global biodiversity and ecosystem service models typically operate independently. Ecosystem service projections may therefore be overly optimistic because they…”
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Climate change risks and adaptation options for Madagascar by Weiskopf, Sarah R., Cushing, Janet A., Morelli, Toni Lyn, Myers, Bonnie J. E.

“…Climate change poses an increasing threat to achieving development goals and is often considered in development plans and project designs. However, there have…”
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Climate change and the global redistribution of biodiversity: substantial variation in empirical support for expected range shifts by Rubenstein, Madeleine A, Weiskopf, Sarah R, Bertrand, Romain, Carter, Shawn L, Comte, Lise, Eaton, Mitchell J, Johnson, Ciara G, Lenoir, Jonathan, Lynch, Abigail J, Miller, Brian W, Morelli, Toni Lyn, Rodriguez, Mari Angel, Terando, Adam, Thompson, Laura M

“…Among the most widely predicted climate change-related impacts to biodiversity are geographic range shifts, whereby species shift their spatial distribution to…”
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Existing evidence on the effects of climate variability and climate change on ungulates in North America: a systematic map by Malpeli, Katherine C, Endyke, Sarah C, Weiskopf, Sarah R, Thompson, Laura M, Johnson, Ciara G, Kurth, Katherine A, Carlin, Maxfield A

“…Climate is an important driver of ungulate life-histories, population dynamics, and migratory behaviors. Climate conditions can directly impact ungulates via…”
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What are the effects of climate variability and change on ungulate life-histories, population dynamics, and migration in North America? A systematic map protocol by Malpeli, Katherine C, Weiskopf, Sarah R, Thompson, Laura, Hardy, Amanda R

“…Abstract Background Climate is an important driver of ungulate life-histories, population dynamics, and migratory behaviors, and can affect the growth,…”
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Do empirical observations support commonly-held climate change range shift hypotheses? A systematic review protocol by Rubenstein, Madeleine A, Weiskopf, Sarah R, Carter, Shawn L, Eaton, Mitchell J, Johnson, Ciara, Lynch, Abigail J, Miller, Brian W, Morelli, Toni Lyn, Rodriguez, Mari Angel, Terando, Adam, Thompson, Laura M

“…Abstract Background Among the most widely anticipated climate-related impacts to biodiversity are geographic range shifts, whereby species shift their spatial…”
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Climate change effects on biodiversity, ecosystems, ecosystem services, and natural resource management in the United States by Weiskopf, Sarah R., Rubenstein, Madeleine A., Crozier, Lisa G., Gaichas, Sarah, Griffis, Roger, Halofsky, Jessica E., Hyde, Kimberly J.W., Morelli, Toni Lyn, Morisette, Jeffrey T., Muñoz, Roldan C., Pershing, Andrew J., Peterson, David L., Poudel, Rajendra, Staudinger, Michelle D., Sutton-Grier, Ariana E., Thompson, Laura, Vose, James, Weltzin, Jake F., Whyte, Kyle Powys

“…Climate change is a pervasive and growing global threat to biodiversity and ecosystems. Here, we present the most up-to-date assessment of climate change…”
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Climate Change Effects on Deer and Moose in the Midwest by WEISKOPF, SARAH R., LEDEE, OLIVIA E., THOMPSON, LAURA M.

“…Climate change is an increasing concern for wildlife managers across the United States and Canada. Because climate change may alter populations and harvest…”
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Insufficient and biased representation of species geographic responses to climate change by Parker, Evan J., Weiskopf, Sarah R., Oliver, Ruth Y., Rubenstein, Madeleine A., Jetz, Walter

“…The geographic redistributions of species due to a rapidly changing climate are poised to perturb ecological communities and significantly impact ecosystems…”
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Biodiversity promotes urban ecosystem functioning by Weiskopf, Sarah R., Lerman, Susannah B., Isbell, Forest, Lyn Morelli, Toni

“…The proportion of people living in urban areas is growing globally. Understanding how to manage urban biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and ecosystem services…”
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Winter severity affects occupancy of spring- and summer-breeding anurans across the eastern United States by Weiskopf, Sarah R., Shiklomanov, Alexey N., Thompson, Laura, Wheedleton, Sarah, Grant, Evan H. Campbell

“…Climate change is an increasingly important driver of biodiversity loss. The ectothermic nature of amphibians may make them particularly sensitive to changes…”
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Multilocus Metabarcoding of Terrestrial Leech Bloodmeal iDNA Increases Species Richness Uncovered in Surveys of Vertebrate Host Biodiversity by Fahmy, Mai, Williams, Kalani M, Tessler, Michael, Weiskopf, Sarah R, Hekkala, Evon, Siddall, Mark E

“…Leech-derived invertebrate DNA (iDNA) has been successfully leveraged to conduct surveys of vertebrate host biodiversity across the Indo Pacific. However, this…”
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Using terrestrial haematophagous leeches to enhance tropical biodiversity monitoring programmes in Bangladesh by Weiskopf, Sarah R., McCarthy, Kyle P., Tessler, Michael, Rahman, Hasan A., McCarthy, Jennifer L., Hersch, Rebecca, Faisal, Mohammad Muzaffar, Siddall, Mark E.

“…1. Measuring mammal biodiversity in tropical rainforests is challenging, and methods that reduce effort while maximizing success are crucial for long-term…”
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Bringing traits back into the equation: A roadmap to understand species redistribution by Comte, Lise, Bertrand, Romain, Diamond, Sarah, Lancaster, Lesley T., Pinsky, Malin L., Scheffers, Brett R., Baecher, J. Alex, Bandara, R. M. W. J., Chen, I‐Ching, Lawlor, Jake A., Moore, Nikki A., Oliveira, Brunno F., Murienne, Jerome, Rolland, Jonathan, Rubenstein, Madeleine A., Sunday, Jennifer, Thompson, Laura M., Villalobos, Fabricio, Weiskopf, Sarah R., Lenoir, Jonathan

“…Ecological and evolutionary theories have proposed that species traits should be important in mediating species responses to contemporary climate change; yet,…”
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What Are Snow Leopards Really Eating? Identifying Bias in Food-Habit Studies by Sarah R. Weiskopf, Shannon M. Kachel, Kyle P. Mc Carthy

“…Declining prey populations are widely recognized as a primary threat to snow leopard (Panthera uncia) populations throughout their range. Effective snow…”
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Increasing the uptake of ecological model results in policy decisions to improve biodiversity outcomes by Weiskopf, Sarah R., Harmáčková, Zuzana V., Johnson, Ciara G., Londoño-Murcia, María Cecilia, Miller, Brian W., Myers, Bonnie J.E., Pereira, Laura, Arce-Plata, Maria Isabel, Blanchard, Julia L., Ferrier, Simon, Fulton, Elizabeth A., Harfoot, Mike, Isbell, Forest, Johnson, Justin A., Mori, Akira S., Weng, Ensheng, Rosa, Isabel M.D.

“…Models help decision-makers anticipate the consequences of policies for ecosystems and people; for instance, improving our ability to represent interactions…”
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A New Approach to Evaluate and Reduce Uncertainty of Model-Based Biodiversity Projections for Conservation Policy Formulation by Myers, Bonnie J E, Weiskopf, Sarah R, Shiklomanov, Alexey N, Ferrier, Simon, Weng, Ensheng, Casey, Kimberly A, Harfoot, Mike, Jackson, Stephen T, Leidner, Allison K, Lenton, Timothy M, Luikart, Gordon, Matsuda, Hiroyuki, Pettorelli, Nathalie, Rosa, Isabel M D, Ruane, Alex C, Senay, Gabriel B, Serbin, Shawn P, Tittensor, Derek P, Beard, T Douglas

“…Biodiversity projections with uncertainty estimates under different climate, land-use, and policy scenarios are essential to setting and achieving…”
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Bloodlines: mammals, leeches, and conservation in southern Asia by Tessler, Michael, Weiskopf, Sarah R., Berniker, Lily, Hersch, Rebecca, Mccarthy, Kyle P., Yu, Douglas W., Siddall, Mark E.

“…Southern Asia is a biodiversity hotspot both for terrestrial mammals and for leeches. Many small-mammal groups are under-studied in this region, while other…”
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