Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being
BACKGROUND The success of human societies depends intimately on the living components
of natural and managed systems. Although the geographical range limits of species are …
of natural and managed systems. Although the geographical range limits of species are …
[HTML][HTML] A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods
Comprehensive assessments of species’ extinction risks have documented the extinction
crisis 1 and underpinned strategies for reducing those risks 2. Global assessments reveal that, …
crisis 1 and underpinned strategies for reducing those risks 2. Global assessments reveal that, …
Predicting the fate of a living fossil: how will global warming affect sex determination and hatching phenology in tuatara?
NJ Mitchell, MR Kearney… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
How will climate change affect species' reproduction and subsequent survival? In many egg-laying
reptiles, the sex of offspring is determined by the temperature experienced during a …
reptiles, the sex of offspring is determined by the temperature experienced during a …
Using assisted colonisation to conserve biodiversity and restore ecosystem function under climate change
Assisted colonisation has received considerable attention recently, and the risks and benefits
of introducing taxa to sites beyond their historical range have been vigorously debated. …
of introducing taxa to sites beyond their historical range have been vigorously debated. …
The recent decline of a New Zealand endemic: how and why did populations of Archey's frog Leiopelma archeyi crash over 1996–2001?
BD Bell, S Carver, NJ Mitchell, S Pledger - Biological Conservation, 2004 - Elsevier
Dramatic changes have been documented in New Zealand's vertebrate faunas since human
settlement, involving major declines and extinctions, but over recent years few species …
settlement, involving major declines and extinctions, but over recent years few species …
Detecting extinction risk from climate change by IUCN Red List criteria
…, D Hunter, GW Heard, NJ Mitchell… - Conservation …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic climate change is a key threat to global biodiversity. To inform strategic actions
aimed at conserving biodiversity as climate changes, conservation planners need early …
aimed at conserving biodiversity as climate changes, conservation planners need early …
Latitudinal diversity patterns of deep-sea marine nematodes and organic fluxes: a test from the central equatorial Pacific
…, NJ Mitchell, CR Smith, LE Hawkins, J Tietjen - Marine Ecology …, 2002 - int-res.com
The discovery of an apparently positive latitudinal gradient in nematode species richness
over a limited geographic area in the North Atlantic, leading to the hypothesis that it is …
over a limited geographic area in the North Atlantic, leading to the hypothesis that it is …
Demographic effects of temperature‐dependent sex determination: will tuatara survive global warming?
NJ Mitchell, FW Allendorf, SN Keall… - Global Change …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Global climate change is of particular concern for small and isolated populations of reptiles
with temperature‐dependent sex determination because low genetic variation can limit …
with temperature‐dependent sex determination because low genetic variation can limit …
[HTML][HTML] Sex Ratio Bias and Extinction Risk in an Isolated Population of Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
Understanding the mechanisms underlying population declines is critical for preventing the
extinction of endangered populations. Positive feedbacks can hasten the process of collapse …
extinction of endangered populations. Positive feedbacks can hasten the process of collapse …
The impact of high temperatures on foraging behaviour and body condition in the Western Australian Magpie Cracticus tibicen dorsalis
EK Edwards, NJ Mitchell, AR Ridley - Ostrich, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
High temperatures can pose significant thermoregulation challenges for endotherms, and
determining how individual species respond to high temperatures will be important for …
determining how individual species respond to high temperatures will be important for …