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 …

Islands have unique and disharmonic floras, resulting from the filtering effects of dispersal
and climate and, in some cases, their high evolutionary diversification rates. Due to their …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

High elevation islands elicit fascination because of their large array of endemic species and
strong environmental gradients. First, I define a high elevation island according to …

Most island-ecology studies focus on the properties of entire island communities, thus
neglecting species-environment relationships operating at the habitat-level. Habitat-specific …

Traditional island biogeography has assumed that area size and remoteness are key factors
affecting species richness, but this theory has recently been challenged as increased human …