Across the globe, tree species are under high anthropogenic pressure. Risks of extinction
are notably more severe for species with restricted ranges and distinct evolutionary histories …

Biocultural diversity is the ever-evolving and irreplaceable sum total of all living organisms
inhabiting the Earth. It plays a significant role in sustainable productivity and ecosystem …

The rapid diversification and high species richness of flowering plants is regarded as
'Darwin's second abominable mystery'. Today the global spatiotemporal pattern of plant …

Advancing knowledge of biodiversity requires global open‐access databases. Having large‐
scale information on plant distributions, functional traits and evolutionary history will enable …

The tendency of species to retain ancestral ecological distributions (phylogenetic niche
conservatism) is thought to influence which species from a species pool can persist in a …

This review synthesizes recent developments in the field of tardigrade biogeography, tracing
back to the origins of Baas Becking's hypothesis that 'everything is everywhere but the …

Endemism of lineages lies at the core of understanding variation in community composition
among geographic regions because it reflects how speciation, extinction, and dispersal …

A little more than 10% of the vascular plant flora native to the European Alps is endemic to
this area. It has long been noticed that the distribution of endemics across the Alps is very …

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) play a critical role in providing ecosystem services
through their provision of herbal remedies, food and natural skin care products, their …

Madagascar is a biogeographically unique island with a remarkably high level of endemism.
However, endemic taxa in Madagascar are massively threatened due to unprecedented …