Dense vegetation bands aligned parallel to contour levels and alternating at regular intervals with relatively barren interbands have been reported at the margins of all tropical deserts. Since their
How climate affects species distributions is a longstanding question receiving renewed interest owing to the need to predict the impacts of global warming on biodiversity. Is climate change forcing sp
Aim: Global declines in structurally complex habitats are reshaping both land and seascapes in directions that affect biological communities' responses to warming. Here, we test whether widespread los
