For more than 50 y ecologists have believed that spatial heterogeneity in habitat conditions
promotes species richness by increasing opportunities for niche partitioning. However, a …

Oceanic islands have long been considered to be particularly vulnerable to biotic invasions,
and much research has focused on invasive plants on oceanic islands. However, findings …

Abstract Endemics–Area Relationships (EARs) are fundamental in theoretical and applied
biogeography for understanding distribution patterns and promoting biodiversity …

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 …

The importance of robust systems for classifying biogeographical patterns has been
emphasized for its usefulness in designing conservation strategies. For such purposes, the …

Plant species richness and endemism on oceanic islands is dependent on island age, size,
elevation and distance to nearest source of migrants. Mainland 'island'systems, such as the …

Climate change is one of the most significant challenges to biodiversity conservation,
particularly in dry tropical islands, such as the Cabo Verde archipelago where only three …

Plants continue to constitute key elements of medical practice in West African countries. The
Cabo Verde archipelago hosts a great diversity of medicinal plants and local markets are …

Cabo Verde remained uninhabited until 1460 CE, when European sailors founded a
settlement in Santiago, and soon after in Fogo island. The degree to which different island …

Africa is home to important centers of origin and diversity of crop wild relatives (CWR),
including many species adapted to adverse agroecological conditions, namely drought and …