Species distribution models (SDMs) are the primary tools used to model and predict
changes to species' ranges, and are often used to provide a quantitative baseline for …

One of the main strategies to reduce the global loss of biodiversity has been the
establishment of protected areas (PAs). High quality biodiversity knowledge is essential to …

Assessing the distribution of geographically restricted and evolutionarily unique species and
their underlying drivers is key to understanding biogeographical processes and critical for …

Island vertebrates have evolved a number of morphological, physiological, and life history
characteristics that set them apart from their mainland relatives. However, to date, the …

Humans have been driving a global erosion of species richness for millennia, but the
consequences of past extinctions for other dimensions of biodiversity—functional and …

Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …

Aim The world's islands support disproportionate levels of endemic avian biodiversity
despite suffering numerous extinctions. While intensive recent research has focused on …

Globally, there is a concerning decline in many insect populations, and this trend likely
extends to all arthropods, potentially impacting unique island biota. Native non-endemic and …

The link between unsustainable harvest of species for the wildlife trade and extinction is
clear in some cases, but little is known about the number of species across taxonomic …

We provide an overview of the current state of knowledge of island frugivory and seed
dispersal and identify knowledge gaps that are important for fundamental research on—and …