To a first approximation, the distribution of biodiversity across the Earth can be described in
terms of a relatively small number of broad-scale spatial patterns. Although these patterns …

The pattern of a few abundant species and many rarer species is a defining characteristic of
communities worldwide. These abundant species are often referred to as dominant species …

Aim Current weaknesses of diversity theory include: a failure to distinguish different
biogeographical response variables under the general heading of diversity; and a general …

The search for a common cause of species richness gradients has spawned more than 100
explanatory hypotheses in just the past two decades. Despite recent conceptual advances …

The relative roles of environment and history in controlling large‐scale species distributions
are important not only theoretically, but also for forecasting range responses to climatic …

Earth's climate has experienced strong changes on timescales ranging from decades to
millions of years. As biodiversity has evolved under these circumstances, dependence on …

Aim Our objective is to analyse global‐scale patterns of mountain biodiversity and the
driving forces leading to the observed patterns. More specifically, we test the 'mountain …

We investigate the relative importance of stochastic and environmental/topographic effects
on the occurrence of avian centres of endemism, evaluating their potential historical …

Controversy remains over what drives patterns in the variation of biodiversity across the
planet. The resolution is obscured by lack of data and mismatches in their spatial grain …

Aim We studied pteridophyte species richness between 100 m and 3400 m along a
Neotropical elevational gradient and tested competing hypotheses for patterns of species …