The family Cistaceae (Angiosperm, Malvales) consists of 8 genera and 180 species, with 5
genera native to the Mediterranean area (Cistus, Fumara, Halimium, Helianthemum, and …

Since its coinage ca. 1850 AD by Philip Barker Webb, the biogeographical region of
Macaronesia, consisting of the North Atlantic volcanic archipelagos of the Azores, Madeira …

Aims Vegetation classification consistent with the Braun‐Blanquet approach is widely used
in Europe for applied vegetation science, conservation planning and land management …

Aims The 50th anniversary of the publication of the seminal book, The Theory of Island
Biogeography, by Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson, is a timely moment to review …

Background This study aimed at exploring unique population genetic characteristics of
Albizia odoratissima (Linn. f) Benth on Hainan Island to provide a scientific basis for its …

The flora of the Canary Islands has been subject to botanical studies for more than 200
years. Several biodiversity databases are available for the archipelago. However, there are …

Loss of genetic diversity is known to decrease the fitness of species and is a critical factor
that increases extinction risk. However, there is little evidence for higher vulnerability and …

The psyllid fauna of the Canary Islands is reviewed on the basis of recent field work on
Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, as well as the examination of …

The perceived low levels of genetic diversity, poor interspecific competitive and defensive
ability, and loss of dispersal capacities of insular lineages have driven the view that oceanic …

Islands have traditionally been considered as migratory and evolutionary dead ends for two
main reasons: island colonizers are typically assumed to lose their dispersal power, and …