How will climate and land use hit bird diversity?

Integrating climate and land-use change via land-cover exposure projects substantial impacts on global bird diversity, with clear ecological assumptions.

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What two global change drivers are integrated?

Climate change and land-use change.

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Through what common currency are exposures combined?

Effects on global land cover.

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What assumption about bird habitats is made?

Persistent habitat associations and limited dispersal.

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What can alleviate projected climate impacts?

Range shifts.

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Why might specialists be under-resolved?

Finer habitat changes than land-cover categories register.

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What strength do authors claim for their approach?

Transparency and fewer pitfalls than more complex methods.

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What biodiversity group is assessed?

Global diversity of birds.

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What relative threat can rise if climate impacts lessen via shifts?

Other threats such as land use can become relatively more important.

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What ecological dependence underpins exposure?

Well-established dependence of land cover on climatic conditions.

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Student takeaway?

Biodiversity risk projections must jointly treat climate and land-use via habitats.

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