Bryophytes include about 20,000 species characterized by their poikilohydric condition, high
long-distance dispersal capacities, and cold tolerance. Despite these specific life-history …

Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and
conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and …

Aim We undertook the largest comparative study to date of the form of the island species–
area relationship (ISAR) using 207 habitat island datasets and 601 true island datasets. We …

Aim Much of our current understanding of ecological and evolutionary processes comes
from island research. With the increasing availability of data on distributions and …

Aim Four long‐distance dispersal (LDD) modes have generally been considered to play
central roles in the colonization of islands by plants: anemochory (dispersal by wind) …

Islands are of high interest for conservationists, due to their great biodiversity within discrete
territories. Nonetheless, several mechanisms of plant diversity patterns are unknown …

The theory of island biogeography postulates that size and isolation are key drivers of
biodiversity on islands. This theory has been applied not only to true (eg oceanic) islands …

Aim The species–area relationship (SAR) is often modelled by the linearized power function
log S= log c+ z log A, where S is species richness, A is area, logc is the intercept and z is the …

Aim Although the increase in species richness with increasing area is considered one of the
few laws in ecology, the role of environmental and taxon‐specific features in shaping …

Context Habitat destruction is the leading threat to terrestrial biodiversity, isolating remnant
habitat in a matrix of modified vegetation. Objectives Our goal was to determine how species …