Island ecosystems are experiencing a significant decline in biodiversity, with forest
biodiversity being particularly affected by several biodiversity erosion drivers. This alarming …

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 …

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 …

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

The Azorean archipelago, recognized as one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, is home to
a diverse and unique community of arthropod species, highlighting a notable degree of …

Background The data we present are part of the AGRO-ECOSERVICES project (Assessing
ecosystem services and disservices provided by arthropod species in Azorean …

Background Long-term studies are key to understand the drivers of biodiversity erosion,
such as land-use change and habitat degradation, climate change, invasive species or …

Abstract The Younger Dryas-Holocene transition represents a period of significant thermal
change, comparable in magnitude to modern warming, yet in a colder context and without …

Simple Summary We studied the diversity of arthropods in native forests along a 1000 m
elevation gradient on Terceira Island, Azores (Portugal). These forests form an isolated and …

This study explores the composition and structure of species communities associated with
the native Azorean tree species Laurusazorica (Seub) Franco (Magnoliophyta …