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      Fifteen forms of biodiversity trend in the Anthropocene.

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          Humans are transforming the biosphere in unprecedented ways, raising the important question of how these impacts are changing biodiversity. Here we argue that our understanding of biodiversity trends in the Anthropocene, and our ability to protect the natural world, is impeded by a failure to consider different types of biodiversity measured at different spatial scales. We propose that ecologists should recognize and assess 15 distinct categories of biodiversity trend. We summarize what is known about each of these 15 categories, identify major gaps in our current knowledge, and recommend the next steps required for better understanding of trends in biodiversity.

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          Journal
          Trends Ecol. Evol. (Amst.)
          Trends in ecology & evolution
          1872-8383
          0169-5347
          Feb 2015
          : 30
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA. Electronic address: mail@brianmcgill.org.
          [2 ] University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
          [3 ] University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.
          Article
          S0169-5347(14)00245-6
          10.1016/j.tree.2014.11.006
          25542312
          62cbd2d3-d188-4f88-9df6-29142bce0b08
          Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
          History

          Anthropocene,alpha diversity,beta diversity,change,landscape,local,loss,meta-community,region,species richness,winners and losers

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