The conservation of biodiversity from the genetic to the community levels is fundamental for
the continual provision of ecosystem services (ES), the benefits that ecosystems provide to …

Emerging evidence suggests that insect populations may be declining at local and global
scales, threatening the sustainability of the ecosystem services that insects provide. Insect …

Aim Generalized dissimilarity modelling (GDM) is a powerful and unique method for
characterizing and predicting beta diversity, the change in biodiversity over space, time and …

Aim Biodiversity studies typically use species, or more recently phylogenetic diversity (PD),
as their analysis unit and produce a single map of observed diversity. However, observed …

How to assort with the relationship between the urban construction and the maintenance of
ecological security is a hot issue during the process of urbanization. The purpose of this …

Biodiversity analyses across continental extents are important in providing comprehensive
information on patterns and likely drivers of diversity. For vascular plants in Australia …

Freshwater ecosystems are among the most endangered ecosystem in the world.
Understanding how human activities affect these ecosystems requires disentangling and …

Background Subtropical forest plant diversity, characterized by a wide range of species
adapted to seasonal variations, is vital for sustaining ecological balance, supporting diverse …

Areas of endemism are conservation priorities and indicators of biogeographical processes,
representing concentrations of range‐restricted biodiversity. While the term endemism …

Non-native species pose one of the greatest threats to native biodiversity, and can have
severe negative impacts in freshwater ecosystems. Identifying regions of spatial overlap …