Guy F. Midgley

TL;DR: Simulation of plant migration and local vegetation change by dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) is critical, yet fraught with challenges because theories about climate change and migration are limited by inadequate data.

TL;DR: In this article, a quantitative method for identifying multiple corridors of connectivity through shifting habitat suitabilities that seeks to minimize dispersal demands first and then the area of land required is proposed.

TL;DR: In this article, the sensitivity of 277 mammals at African scale to climate change at 10 0 resolution, using static LT assumptions in a ‘first-cut’ estimate, in the absence of credible future LT trends.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review current approaches and recent advances in research on climate impacts and adaptation in South Africa, focusing on cross-sectoral linkages in adaptation responses at a national level.

TL;DR: Five ways in which substantial advances could be made in the next few years are identified: improving the accessibility and efficiency of biodiversity monitoring data, quantifying the main determinants of the sensitivity of species to climate change, incorporating community dynamics into projections of biodiversity responses, and improving the biophysical rule sets that define functional groupings of species in global models.