Butterflies are a diverse and charismatic insect group that are thought to have evolved with
plants and dispersed throughout the world in response to key geological events. However …

All aspects of biodiversity research, from taxonomy to conservation, rely on data associated
with species names. Effective integration of names across multiple fields is paramount and …

The ever-increasing human footprint even in very remote places on Earth has inspired
efforts to document biodiversity vigorously in case organisms go extinct. However, the data …

Species occurrence data are foundational for research, conservation, and science
communication, but the limited availability and accessibility of reliable data represents a …

Abstract The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is the largest databank on
primary biodiversity data. We examined the completeness and geographical biases for all …

Environmental factors, such as temperature, precipitation, and elevation, explain most of the
variation in species richness at the global scale. Nevertheless, richness patterns may have …

Actions for ecological restoration under the Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative in the northern
Sahel have been plant focused, paying scant attention to plant–animal interactions that are …

Humankind's appreciation for butterflies spans cultures and millennia, including the practice
of assembling butterfly collections. We monitored the global e-commerce platform eBay. com …

At large scales, the mechanisms underpinning stability in natural communities may vary in
importance due to changes in species composition, mean abundance, and species …

Aim Biogeographical inference and assessments of species' threat status and trends
depend on comprehensive information on the current geographical distribution of species …