The influence of island dynamics and characteristics on taxonomic diversity, particularly
species richness, are well studied. Yet, our knowledge on the influence of island dynamics …

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

Islands are key model systems in biogeography and ecology. However, standardized data
on environmental characteristics of the large number of islands worldwide have so far been …

Context Environmental filtering is an important assembly process that structures plant
communities and is commonly inferred from taxonomic, functional trait and phylogenetic …

Island biogeographic studies traditionally treat single islands as units of analysis. This
ignores the fact that most islands are spatially nested within archipelagos. Here, we took a …

Islands are particularly suited to testing hypotheses about the ecological and evolutionary
mechanisms underpinning community assembly. Yet the complex spatial arrangements of …

Islands are ideal research models to study ecological processes, as they vary in size,
ecological conditions, and have clearly defined boundaries. Despite great advances in …

Speciation on islands, and particularly the divergence of species in situ, has long been
debated. Here, we present one of the first, complete assessments of the geographic modes …

Abstract Aim The General Dynamic Model (GDM) links island biogeographical processes to
island geological history. A key premise of the GDM implies that environmental factors …

Aim Biodiversity on islands is commonly explained by a set of natural drivers such as area,
isolation and habitat heterogeneity. However, constant human impact has led to …