Abstract Despite islands contributing only 6.7% of land surface area, they harbor~ 20% of
the Earth's biodiversity, but unfortunately also~ 50% of the threatened species and 75% of …

▪ Abstract Tropical forests are being lost at an alarming rate. Studies from various tropical
locations report losses of forest birds as possibly direct or indirect results of deforestation …

In the face of ever-declining biodiversity, zoos have a major role to play in species
conservation. Written by professionals involved in in situ conservation and restoration …

Although rats have clearly contributed to bird extinctions on islands, their role in plant
extinctions is not as clear. Paleoenvironmental studies suggest rats were responsible for the …

Islands in the tropical Pacific have a rich and unique biota produced by island
biogeographic processes and modified by recent anthropogenic influences. This biota has …

Invasion by introduced species is a global threat to the natural environment, with major
consequences for biodiversity, economies and societies. This paper reviews the literature …

Interference competition has proved to be a factor of successful establishment of invasive
species. This type of competition may have a stronger impact when native species have …

Without regular monitoring a rare species may slip into extinction unnoticed. We report a
possible case from the Galápagos archipelago. The warbler finch (Certhidea fusca) has not …

Although it is generally accepted that introduced small mammals have detrimental effects on
island ecology, our understanding of these effects is frequently limited by incomplete …

The Azores bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina) is an endemic bird of São Miguel island (Azores
Archipelago, Portugal), currently threatened by two of the major causes of biodiversity loss …