Since 1955 snails of the Euglandina rosea species complex and Platydemus manokwari
flatworms were widely introduced in attempted biological control of giant African snails …

Large Old World fruit bats (LOWFBs), species of Pteropus, Acerodon, and related genera of
large bats in the pteropodid subfamily Pteropodinae, play important roles as agents of …

Insular communities are particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic extinctions and
introductions. Changes in composition of island frugivore communities may affect seed …

Climate change impacts island communities all over the world. Sea-level rise, an increase in
the frequency and intensity of severe weather events, and changes in distribution and health …

Habitat loss and population fragmentation pose severe threats to biodiversity and the
survival of many species. Population isolation and the decline in effective population size …

A desirable goal of nature management is to re‐establish self‐sustaining ecosystems that
ensure the persistence of natural habitats and species without requiring active management …

Small island develo** states share as common constraints their small size, geographical
dispersion, greater vulnerability to rapid and drastic environmental change, and limited …

Aim To determine the role of regional forcing on plot‐level species diversity and
composition, and to quantify the relative importance of biogeographical and climatic factors …

Frugivore loss has the potential to alter the regeneration of tropical hyperdiverse forests.
However, no study has investigated tree diversity maintenance within old-growth protected …

Invasive alien plants pose a threat to biodiversity in particular on oceanic islands, where
endemism tends to be high. In this context, it matters to characterise invasions in-situ and in …