Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate

Natural History Museum of Denmark // Department of Food and Resource Economics

Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate integrates terrestrial and marine research in a cross-disciplinary research program. We address fundamental questions on the origin, maintenance, conservation and future of biological diversity on Earth.

The center is a long-term funded Center of Excellence that started on 1 January 2010. It was established with funds from the Danish National Research Foundation and the University of Copenhagen.

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Highlighted CMEC papers

Cracking the Code of Biodiversity Responses to Past Climate Change
2018.08.30
Published in Trends Ecology and Evolution by Nogués-Bravo, D., Fordham, D. A., et al. … »
Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene
2018.08.07
Published in PNAS by Steffen, W., ..., Richardson, K., et al. … »
Modeling the ecology and evolution of biodiversity: Biogeographical cradles, museums, and graves
2018.07.20
Published in Science by Rangel, T. F., ... , Rahbek, C. and Colwell, R. K.… »

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Press releases and CMEC news

Fish give up the fight after coral bleaching
2018.10.22
Researchers found that when water temperatures heat up for corals, fish ‘tempers’ cool down,… »
Small birds fly at high altitudes towards Africa
2018.10.04
A new study from Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen and Lund… »
3-Day IUCN Workshop: Use of prehistoric data to protect future biodiversity
2018.10.03
The aim of the workshop is to develop a clear set of guidelines to protect biodiversity using… »

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