Aim Biodiversity monitoring at global scales has been identified as one of the priorities to
halt biodiversity loss. In this context, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), home to 60 …

Exploring the spatial pattern of biodiversity in different dimensions and its relationship with
ecosystem multifunctionality was one of the hot topics in ecological research, and elevation …

Environmental filtering (EF) and dispersal filtering (DF) are widely known to shape plant
community assembly. Particularly in arid and semi-arid mountainous regions, however, it …

Map** biodiversity patterns across taxa and environments is crucial to address the
evolutionary and ecological dimensions of species distribution, suggesting areas of …

Abstract Background and Aims The evolution of ecological specialization is favoured under
divergent selection imposed by increased environmental heterogeneity, although …

Estimates of species geographic ranges constitute critical input for biodiversity assessments,
including those for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of …

Aim Quantify tree functional and phylogenetic richness and divergence at the global scale,
and explore the drivers underpinning these biogeographic patterns. Location Global. Time …

Monitoring biodiversity change is key to effective conservation policy. While it is difficult to
establish in situ biodiversity monitoring programs at broad geographical scales, remote …

Studying how the environment shapes current biodiversity patterns in species rich regions is
a fundamental issue in biogeography, ecology, and conservation. However, in the …

Myrtaceae is one of the most species-rich botanical families and is a critical floristic
component in regions with high diversity, such as the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado. In the …