Motivation and aim Map** the spatial distribution of biodiversity is critical for
understanding its fundamental drivers (eg speciation, environmental filtering) as well as for …

Geographic variation of species richness is strongly correlated with environmental gradients.
However, random arrangement of species distributions within a bounded domain can also …

A traditional focus in conservation biology has been on rare species as they are often those
most at risk of decline or extinction. However, we argue in this paper that some kinds of …

Global landscapes are changing due to human activities with consequences for both
biodiversity and ecosystems. For single species, terrestrial mammal population densities …

Bats are the second-most species-rich mammal group numbering more than 1270 species
globally. Our knowledge of their geographic distributions and diversity patterns however is …

Environmental energy availability can explain much of the spatial variation in species
richness. Such species–energy relationships encompass a diverse range of forms, and …

We studied frog biodiversity along an elevational gradient in the Hengduan Mountains,
China. Endemic and non‐endemic elevational diversity patterns were examined …

High-elevation mountain communities are progressively threatened by habitat fragmentation
and climate change resulting in habitat shift and biodiversity loss. Despite it, very few studies …

This article documents the conservation status of the herpetofauna in the Pacific lowlands
and adjacent Balsas Basin and Chiapas Depression regions and the presents the results of …

We investigated relationships between richness patterns of rare and common grassland
species and environmental factors, focussing on comparing the degree to which the …