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 …

Islands are widely considered to be model systems for studying fundamental questions in
ecology and evolutionary biology. The fundamental state factors that vary among island …

Islands are ideal for investigating processes that shape species assemblages because they
are isolated and have discrete boundaries. Quantifying phylogenetic assemblage structure …

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 …

BACKGROUND Ever since Darwin, natural scientists have turned to islands for inspiration
and for model systems. For the past half century, they have done so largely within 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 …

Abstract Despite islands contributing only 6.7% of land surface area, they harbor~ 20% of
the Earth's biodiversity, but unfortunately also~ 50% of the threatened species and 75% of …

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 Much of our current understanding of ecological and evolutionary processes comes
from island research. With the increasing availability of data on distributions and …

Endemism and species richness are highly relevant to the global prioritization of
conservation efforts in which oceanic islands have remained relatively neglected. When …