Islands are fundamental model systems in ecology, biogeography, and evolutionary biology.
However, terrestrial islands, unlike their aquatic counterparts, have received comparatively …

Understanding large‐scale drivers of biodiversity in palustrine wetlands is challenging due
to the combined effects of macroclimate and local edaphic conditions. In boreal and …

Aim Functional traits can help us to elucidate biogeographical and ecological processes
driving assemblage structure. We analysed the functional diversity of plant species of …

Abstract The Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography postulates that larger and closer
islands support higher biodiversity through the dynamic balance of colonization and …

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 The influence of species phylogenetic relatedness on the formation of insular
assemblages remains understudied in functional island biogeography, especially for …

Current climate warming and extended droughts have major impacts on plant performance,
with consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. However, unlike in trees, little …

Karst tiankengs, as one of the most magnificent negative topographies, are capable of
forming a bank for species diversity conservation easily. More than 300 karst tiankengs have …

Climate change is promoting global declines in plant diversity, which are expected to be
more critical in islands or island‐like ecosystems due to environmental constraints and …

Edaphically unusual sites harbor a flora that is often unique in its taxonomic as well as
functional composition and contain many endemic species. While this edaphic endemism …