Island biodiversity in the Anthropocene

JC Russell, C Kueffer - Annual Review of Environment and …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Biodiversity on marine islands is characterized by unique biogeographic, phylogenetic and
functional characteristics. Islands hold a disproportionate amount of the world's biodiversity …

Macaronesia as a fruitful arena for ecology, evolution, and conservation biology

M Florencio, J Patiño, S Nogué, A Traveset… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and
conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and …

Life history, climate and biogeography interactively affect worldwide genetic diversity of plant and animal populations

H De Kort, JG Prunier, S Ducatez, O Honnay… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Understanding how biological and environmental factors interactively shape the global
distribution of plant and animal genetic diversity is fundamental to biodiversity conservation …

A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography

J Patiño, RJ Whittaker, PAV Borges… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The 50th anniversary of the publication of the seminal book, The Theory of Island
Biogeography, by Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson, is a timely moment to review …

Polyploidy on islands: its emergence and importance for diversification

HM Meudt, DC Albach, AJ Tanentzap, J Igea… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Whole genome duplication or polyploidy is widespread among floras globally, but
traditionally has been thought to have played a minor role in the evolution of island …

IUCN Red List assessment of the Cape Verde endemic flora: towards a global strategy for plant conservation in Macaronesia

MM Romeiras, S Catarino, I Gomes… - Botanical Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We review the conservation status and threats to the endemic vascular flora of the Cape
Verde islands, mostly based on the past two decades of collecting, literature review and …

Approximate Bayesian computation reveals the crucial role of oceanic islands for the assembly of continental biodiversity

J Patiño, M Carine, P Mardulyn, N Devos… - Systematic …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The perceived low levels of genetic diversity, poor interspecific competitive and defensive
ability, and loss of dispersal capacities of insular lineages have driven the view that oceanic …

Reconstructing the complex colonisation histories of lizards across Mediterranean archipelagos

S Sherpa, D Salvi, I Silva‐Rocha… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The Mediterranean Basin is a global biodiversity hotspot and has one of the
longest histories of human–biota interactions. Islands host a large fraction of Mediterranean …

Island ontogenies, syngameons, and the origins and evolution of genetic diversity in the Canarian endemic flora

J Caujapé-Castells, C García-Verdugo… - Perspectives in Plant …, 2017 - Elsevier
We use the molecular data available for the plant genera currently distributed in the
Canaries to propose a hypothetical framework that updates the Surfing Syngameon …

Endangered island endemic plants have vulnerable genomes

T Hamabata, G Kinoshita, K Kurita, PL Cao… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
Loss of genetic diversity is known to decrease the fitness of species and is a critical factor
that increases extinction risk. However, there is little evidence for higher vulnerability and …