Highlights•Social insects have started spreading during the early phases of
globalization.•Multiple independent introductions and bridgehead effects are …

Knowledge on the distribution and abundance of organisms is fundamental to
understanding their roles within ecosystems and their ecological importance for other taxa …

Invertebrates constitute the majority of animal species and are critical for ecosystem
functioning and services. Nonetheless, global invertebrate biodiversity patterns and their …

Predation is the main cause of nest failure among birds and, therefore, a strong selective
agent. To fully understand patterns of nest predation, determining the identities of nest …

The global distribution patterns of most vertebrate groups and several plant groups have
been described and analyzed over the past few years, a development facilitated by the …

The latitudinal diversity gradient—the tendency for more species to occur toward the equator—
is the dominant pattern of life on Earth, yet the mechanisms responsible for it remain largely …

The existing drought monitoring mechanisms in the sub-Saharan Africa region mostly
depend on the conventional methods of drought monitoring. These methods have limitations …

Biological invasions are a major threat to biological diversity, agriculture, and human health.
To predict and prevent new invasions, it is crucial to develop a better understanding of the …

The globalization of trade and human movement has resulted in the accidental dispersal of
thousands of alien species worldwide at an unprecedented scale. Some of these species …

In this study, the authors created an overview of the usage of heat maps as a GIS
visualization method. In the first part of the paper, a significant number of studies was …