# Anthropogenic climate and land-use change drive short- and long-term biodiversity shifts across taxa

*PRI Rank #15 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Species Distribution and Climate Change Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #15 |
| 18m citations | 45 |
| Journal | Nature Ecology & Evolution |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41559-024-02326-7 |
| Corresponding authors | Alistair G. Auffret |
| Institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Species Distribution and Climate Change Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/species-distribution-and-climate-change/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41559-024-02326-7](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02326-7)

## Topics

anthropogenic climate change · land use change · historical land-use data · biodiversity shifts · climate-land-use interactions · species richness · biotic homogenization · community thermal index · warmer-adapted communities · British birds · butterflies · plants · beta diversity · semi-natural grasslands · temporal biodiversity inertia · baseline environmental conditions · Habitat loss · Great Britain · long-term biodiversity change · short-term biodiversity change

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