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Christopher H. Trisos
Researcher at University of Cape Town
Publications - 60
Citations - 2965
Christopher H. Trisos is an academic researcher from University of Cape Town. The author has contributed to research in topics: Climate change & Biology. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 42 publications receiving 1079 citations. Previous affiliations of Christopher H. Trisos include University of Edinburgh & University of Maryland, College Park.
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The projected timing of abrupt ecological disruption from climate change
TL;DR: Using annual projections of temperature and precipitation across the ranges of more than 30,000 marine and terrestrial species to estimate when species will be exposed to potentially harmful climate conditions reveals that disruption of ecological assemblages as a result of climate change will be abrupt and could start as early as the current decade.
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Macroevolutionary convergence connects morphological form to ecological function in birds.
Alex L. Pigot,Catherine Sheard,Catherine Sheard,Eliot T. Miller,Tom P. Bregman,Benjamin G. Freeman,Uri Roll,Uri Roll,Nathalie Seddon,Christopher H. Trisos,Christopher H. Trisos,Brian C. Weeks,Joe Tobias,Joe Tobias +13 more
TL;DR: The results establish the minimum dimensionality required for avian functional traits to predict subtle variation in trophic niches and provide a global framework for exploring the origin, function and conservation of bird diversity.
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Climate change increases cross-species viral transmission risk
Colin J. Carlson,Gregory F. Albery,Cory Merow,Christopher H. Trisos,Casey M. Zipfel,Evan A. Eskew,Kevin J. Olival,Noam Ross,Shweta Bansal +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors simulate potential hotspots of future viral sharing, using a phylogeographical model of the mammal-virus network, and projections of geographical range shifts for 3,139 mammal species under climate-change and land-use scenarios for the year 2070.
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Functional traits reveal the expansion and packing of ecological niche space underlying an elevational diversity gradient in passerine birds
TL;DR: It is suggested that high species richness is mainly associated with a denser occupation of functional trait space, implying an increased specialization or overlap of ecological niches, and supporting the view that niche packing is the dominant trend underlying gradients of increasing biodiversity towards the lowland tropics.
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Compound climate risks in the COVID-19 pandemic
Carly A. Phillips,Astrid Caldas,Rachel Cleetus,Kristina A. Dahl,Juan Declet-Barreto,Rachel Licker,L. Delta Merner,J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida,Alexandra Phelan,Erika Spanger-Siegfried,Shuchi Talati,Christopher H. Trisos,Colin J. Carlson +12 more
TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic will be an unprecedented test of governments' ability to manage compound risks, as climate hazards disrupt outbreak response around the world as discussed by the authors, but climate adaptation also needs a long-term strategy for pandemic preparedness.