1. Impacts of environmental change on biodiversity and vegetation dynamics in Siberia
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E. A. Interesova, Zoya N. Kvasnikova, Leonid A. Kolpashchikov, Terry V. Callaghan, D. I. Berman, Viktor K. Popkov, Vladislav V. Chursin, Irina Volkova, Svetlana A. Krivets, Igor V. Volkov, Sergey P. Gureev, Oleg G. Nekhoroshev, Sergey N. Kirpotin, Irina V. Kuzhevskaia, Arysia A. Byzaakay, Oleg E. Merzlyakov, Anna Peregon, Nina A. Bulakhova, Ivan A. Kerchev, Aldynai O. Khovalyg, Andrei Babenko, Andrei I. Pyak, Viacheslav I. Kharuk, Tatiana M. Chernykh, and Tatyana O. Valevich
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0106 biological sciences ,Conservation of Natural Resources ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Environmental change ,Climate Change ,Geography, Planning and Development ,изменение биоразнообразия ,Сибирь ,Biodiversity ,Climate change ,экосистемные услуги ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Ecosystem services ,Birds ,Planetary boundaries ,Animals ,Humans ,Environmental Chemistry ,Ecosystem ,Siberian Environmental Change ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Sustainable development ,Ecology ,Land use ,business.industry ,Environmental resource management ,Biosphere ,General Medicine ,изменение растительного покрова ,изменение климата ,Siberia ,Geography ,business - Abstract
Biological diversity is the basis for, and an indicator of biosphere integrity. Together with climate change, its loss is one of the two most important planetary boundaries. A halt in biodiversity loss is one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Current changes in biodiversity in the vast landmass of Siberia are at an initial stage of inventory, even though the Siberian environment is experiencing rapid climate change, weather extremes and transformation of land use and management. Biodiversity changes affect traditional land use by Indigenous People and multiple ecosystem services with implications for local and national economies. Here we review and analyse a large number of scientific publications, which are little known outside Russia, and we provide insights into Siberian biodiversity issues for the wider international research community. Case studies are presented on biodiversity changes for insect pests, fish, amphibians and reptiles, birds, mammals and steppe vegetation, and we discuss their causes and consequences. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-021-01570-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- 2021