Summary 1 Fifteen species richness estimators (three asymptotic based on species
accumulation curves, 11 nonparametric, and one based in the species–area relationship) …

Aim RJ Whittaker et al. recently proposed a 'general dynamic model of oceanic island
biogeography'(GDM), providing a general explanation of island biodiversity patterns by …

Here we consider 274 alien Coleoptera species belonging to 41 of the 137 beetle families in
Europe (Cerambycidae, Curculionidae sensu lato, Chrysomelidae sensu lato and …

Background The Azores is a remote oceanic archipelago of nine islands which belongs to
the Macaronesia biogeographical region hosting a unique biodiversity. The present Azorean …

Spiders are among the most diverse and yet threatened groups of arthropods in
Macaronesia. Found in most habitat types, they occupy the vertical gradient of native forests …

Background Long-term monitoring of invertebrate communities is needed to understand the
impact of key biodiversity erosion drivers (eg habitat fragmentation and degradation …

Background The data we present consist of an inventory of exotic arthropods, potentially
invasive, collected in exotic and mixed forests and disturbed native forest patches of the …

The objective of this study is to investigate whether presence/absence models can be used
as surrogates of arthropod abundance, and eventually under which circumstances such …

Aim Land‐use change typically goes hand in hand with the introduction of exotic species,
which mingle with indigenous species to form novel assemblages. Here, we compare the …

Pristine Azorean forests have been deeply fragmented since human colonization.
Fragmentation increases the length of edges and it therefore promotes edge habitats …