Mark Urban

Led by the #EcoCode group of @geobon.org, we call for a World Biodiversity Research Programme to coordinate global modelling and support the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. #GBF #PredictiveModels
@mark-urban.bsky.social @gretabocedi.bsky.social @sjevelazco.bsky.social

Hottest year in recorded history compounds global biodiversity risks | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
What species and regions experienced no-analogue conditions? How well can we predict them? How often are species hit again and again?

Warming and cooling catalyse widespread temporal turnover in biodiversity - Nature Global-scale analyses of marine, terrestrial and freshwater assemblages found that temporal rates of species replacement were faster in locations with faster temperature change, including warming and cooling, and vulnerable assemblages were especially responsive.

Nature research paper: Warming and cooling catalyse widespread temporal turnover in biodiversity

https://go.nature.com/3WD7cWa

Biology Associate Professor Awarded Nation’s Highest Honor for Early-Career Researchers - UConn Today Jill Wegrzyn, Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, earned recognition from former President Joe Biden

UConn researchers received not just one, but two PECASE awards this year.

Congratulations to @jillwegrzyn.bsky.social, who received the highest federal honor for early-career scientists from former President Biden. 🏅

Read more about her work:

today.uconn.edu/2025/01/biol...

Every year - very common for wood frogs to breed early and then get hit by freezing temperatures and complete or partial mortality

Climate Change Extinction Risk - UConn Today A global meta-analysis of climate change extinction risk emphasizes that we are at a crucial point and drastic action is needed

"My goal was to provide the most up-to-date, transparent, and comprehensive assessment of extinction risk from climate change."

today.uconn.edu/2024/12/clim...