Abstract The Amazon Basin harbors one of the richest biotas on Earth, such that a number of
diversification hypotheses have been formulated to explain patterns of Amazonian …

Abstract French Guiana is a European ultraperipheric region located on the northern Atlantic
coast of South America. It constitutes an important forested region for biological conservation …

The role of Amazonian rivers as drivers of speciation through vicariance remains
controversial. Here we explore the riverine hypothesis by comparing spatial and temporal …

The neotropical biogeographic zone is a 'hot spot'of global biodiversity, especially for
insects. Fungal pathogens of insects appear to track this diversity. However, the integration …

Biodiversity is a measure of the total difference within a biological system. It is understood to
arise at genetic, species and multiple levels of community organisation, hence is …

Understanding climate-induced range shifts is crucial for biodiversity conservation.
However, no general consensus has so far emerged about the mechanisms involved and …

Geomorphic landscape features have been suggested as indicators of forest diversity.
However, their explanatory power has not yet been explicitly tested at a regional scale in …

The unparalleled diversity of tropical ecosystems like the Amazon Basin has been
traditionally explained using spatial models within the context of climatic and geological …

Feature diversity refers to the relative number of different features represented among
species or other taxa. As a storehouse of possible future benefits to people, it is an important …

Pro‐poor conservation strategies are touted as a panacea for achieving biodiversity
conservation and poverty reduction, yet there remains limited evidence for success in …