Aim The aims of this study are to resolve terminological confusion around different types of
species–area relationships (SARs) and their delimitation from species sampling …

Aim This paper reviews possible candidate models that may be used in theoretical
modelling and empirical studies of species–area relationships (SARs). The SAR is an …

Exploring the role of fire in each of the five Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, this
book offers a unique view of the evolution of fire-adapted traits and the role of fire in sha** …

Aim We conducted the most extensive quantitative analysis yet undertaken of the form taken
by the island species–area relationship (ISAR), among 20 models, to determine:(1) the best …

This pioneering graduate textbook provides readers with the concepts and practical tools
required to understand the maximum entropy principle, and apply it to an understanding of …

Islands harbour a significant portion of all plant species worldwide. Their biota are often
characterized by narrow distributions and are particularly susceptible to biological invasions …

Mega hydropower projects in tropical forests pose a major emergent threat to terrestrial and
freshwater biodiversity worldwide. Despite the unprecedented number of existing, under …

Altitudinal richness patterns were investigated along altitudinal gradients located in northern
Norway (two transects) and along a west–east gradient in southern Norway (five transects) …

Aim To quantify the influences of forest area, shape and isolation on tree species diversity in
Ghana and to compare their significance with the influences of climate (average annual …

Recent discoveries of geographical patterns in microbial distribution are undermining
microbiology's exclusively ecological explanations of biogeography and their fundamental …