• Current extinction rate in European freshwater gastropods greatly exceeds that of the late Cretaceous mass extinction 

      Neubauer, Thomas A.ORCIDiD; Hauffe, TorstenORCIDiD; Silvestro, DanieleORCIDiD; Schauer, Jens; Kadolsky, DietrichORCIDiD; Wesselingh, Frank P.; Harzhauser, MathiasORCIDiD; Wilke, ThomasORCIDiD (Communications Earth & Environment, 2021-05-21)
      The Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction event 66 million years ago eradicated three quarters of marine and terrestrial species globally. However, previous studies based on vertebrates suggest that freshwater biota were ...
    • The other side of sea level change 

      Prange, MatthiasORCIDiD; Wilke, ThomasORCIDiD; Wesselingh, Frank P. (Communications Earth & Environment, 2020-12-23)
      Water levels in inland seas and lakes globally will drop, often dramatically, over the 21st century in response to climate change. Based on the case of the Caspian Sea, we argue for a concerted campaign to raise awareness ...