We review progress in our understanding of the importance of waterbirds as dispersal
vectors of other organisms, and identify priorities for further research. Waterbirds are …

Island biogeography is the study of the spatio‐temporal distribution of species, communities,
assemblages or ecosystems on islands and other isolated habitats. Island diversity is …

In the face of climate change, populations have two survival options− they can remain in situ
and tolerate the new climatic conditions (“stay”), or they can move to track their climatic …

Island disharmony refers to the biased representation of higher taxa on islands compared to
their mainland source regions and represents a central concept in island biology. Here, 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 How plants can disperse in response to global change is a critical question, yet major
knowledge gaps persist about long‐distance dispersal (LDD) mechanisms. We studied the …

Waterbirds disperse plant seeds within and between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in
their faeces. However, seed dispersal distances, connectivity among habitat types, and …

Andøya on the NW coast of Norway is a key site for understanding the Last Glacial Maximum
(LGM) in northern Europe. Controversy has arisen concerning the local conditions …

The monumental work of Olov Hedberg provided deep insights into the spectacular and
fragmented tropical alpine flora of the African sky islands. Here we review recent molecular …

Understanding patterns of colonisation is important for explaining both the distribution of
single species and anticipating how ecosystems may respond to global warming. Insular …