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Selection of bioclimatically representative biological reserve systems under climate change

Selective extinction of late Neogene bivalves on the temperate Pacific coast of South America

Shaking a leg and hot to trot: The effects of body size and temperature on running speed in ants

Shifting plant phenology in response to global change

Simulating vernal pool hydrologic regimes for two locations in California, USA

Spatial and temporal patterns of invertebrate recruitment along the west coast of the United States

Spatial environmental correlates of intertidal recruitment: A test using barnacles in northern Chile

The ecological dynamics of clade diversification and community assembly

The invasive bivalves Dreissena polymorpha and Limnoperna fortunei: Parallels, contrasts, potential spread and invasion impacts

Vegetation's role in coastal protection - Response

We are concerned about the assertion in the Report by E. B. Barbier et al. that vegetation reduces coastal damage during extreme events (“Coastal ecosystem-based management with nonlinear ecological functions and values,” 18 January, p. 321). Although the intended point was that ecosystem services do not linearly scale with habitat size, the conclusions drawn from the chosen example of wave attenuation are speculative.