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 aim of this paper is to study the species composition, structure and seasonal dynamics
of the cladoceran fauna and species associations in inland water bodies of Jeju Island …

Aim Trait‐based approaches are being used increasingly in island biogeography, providing
key insights into the eco‐evolutionary dynamics of insular systems. However, the …

Aim Investigate relationships between fragmentation and species diversity in the context of
the theory of island biogeography, sample‐area effect, and habitat diversity hypothesis …

Spatially distinct communities can arise through interactions and feedbacks between abiotic
and biotic factors. We suggest that, for plants, patches of infertile soils such as serpentine …

Nepal is located in the central part of the greater Himalayan range with a unique series of
mountain chains formed by recent mountain building geological events. As one of the …

Although recent studies have revealed that the relationship between diversity and
environmental heterogeneity is not always positive, as classical niche theory predicts …

Loss of semi-natural grasslands and reduction of habitat diversity are considered major
potential threats to arthropod diversity in agricultural landscapes. The main aim of this study …

Insular biodiversity is expected to be regulated differently than continental biota, but their
determinants remain to be quantified at a global scale. We evaluated the importance of …

Environmental factors, such as temperature, precipitation, and elevation, explain most of the
variation in species richness at the global scale. Nevertheless, richness patterns may have …