Jonathan M. Hoekstra

TL;DR: Comparisons of estimated linear selection gradients and differentials suggest that indirect components of phenotypic selection were usually modest relative to direct components, and no evidence that stabilizing selection is stronger or more common than disruptive selection in nature.

TL;DR: The world’s terrestrial biomes and, at a finer spatial scale, ecoregions in which biodiversity and ecological function are at greatest risk because of extensive habitat conversion and limited habitat protection are identified.

TL;DR: Why ecosystem service information has yet to fundamentally change decision-making is explored and a path forward is suggested that emphasizes developing solid evidence linking decisions to impacts on natural capital and ecosystem services, and then to human well-being.

TL;DR: Viability selection that was measured over short periods (days) was typically stronger than selection measured over longer periods (months and years), but the strength of sexual selection did not vary with duration of selection episodes; as a result, sexual selection was stronger than viability selection over longer time scales, but not over short time scales.

TL;DR: An overview of the extraordinary data sets now available to allow global gap analysis and an assessment of the degree to which existing protected-area systems represent biodiversity are provided.