Interactions between climate change and urbanization will shape the future of biodiversity

Mark C. Urban (), Marina Alberti, Luc Meester, Yuyu Zhou, Brian C. Verrelli, Marta Szulkin, Chloé Schmidt, Amy M. Savage, Patrick Roberts, L. Ruth Rivkin, Eric P. Palkovacs, Jason Munshi-South, Anna N. Malesis, Nyeema C. Harris, Kiyoko M. Gotanda, Colin J. Garroway, Sarah E. Diamond, Simone Des Roches, Anne Charmantier and Kristien I. Brans
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Mark C. Urban: University of Connecticut
Marina Alberti: University of Washington
Luc Meester: Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Yuyu Zhou: University of Hong Kong
Brian C. Verrelli: Virginia Commonwealth University
Marta Szulkin: University of Warsaw
Chloé Schmidt: German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Amy M. Savage: Rutgers University–Camden
Patrick Roberts: Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
L. Ruth Rivkin: University of Manitoba
Eric P. Palkovacs: University of California
Jason Munshi-South: Fordham University
Anna N. Malesis: University of Washington
Nyeema C. Harris: Yale University
Kiyoko M. Gotanda: Brock University
Colin J. Garroway: University of Manitoba
Sarah E. Diamond: Case Western Reserve University
Simone Des Roches: University of Washington
Anne Charmantier: IRD
Kristien I. Brans: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Nature Climate Change, 2024, vol. 14, issue 5, 436-447

Abstract: Abstract Climate change and urbanization are two of the most prominent global drivers of biodiversity and ecosystem change. Fully understanding, predicting and mitigating the biological impacts of climate change and urbanization are not possible in isolation, especially given their growing importance in shaping human society. Here we develop an integrated framework for understanding and predicting the joint effects of climate change and urbanization on ecology, evolution and their eco-evolutionary interactions. We review five examples of interactions and then present five hypotheses that offer opportunities for predicting biodiversity and its interaction with human social and cultural systems under future scenarios. We also discuss research opportunities and ways to design resilient landscapes that address both biological and societal concerns.

Date: 2024
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