Islands harbour a significant portion of all plant species worldwide. Their biota are often
characterized by narrow distributions and are particularly susceptible to biological invasions …

Aim We tested whether species–area relationships of small islands differ among plant
growth forms and whether this influences the prevalence of the small‐island effect (SIE). The …

Isolation is a driving factor of species richness and other island community attributes. Most
empirical studies have investigated the effect of isolation measured as distance to the …

Climate and topography are among the most fundamental drivers of plant diversity. Here, we
assessed the importance of climate and topography in explaining diversity patterns of …

Context Understanding how landscape patterns affect species diversity is of great
importance in the fields of biogeography, landscape ecology and conservation planning, but …

Aim To demonstrate a new and more general model of the species–area relationship that
builds on traditional models, but includes the provision that richness may vary independently …

Aim We analysed the effects of alpine area, geographical distance between mountains and
isolation due to topography on mountain plant species richness, regional species turnover …

Aim Understanding the factors driving the diversity of alien and native species on islands is
crucial for predicting the spread of alien species and for proposing management practices to …

We examined the relationship between plant species richness and biogeographical
variables (island area, island maximum elevation, distance from nearest inhabited island …

The Earth's islands harbor a distinct, yet highly threatened, biological and cultural diversity
that has been shaped by geographic isolation and unique environments. Island systems are …