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 …

Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and
conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and …

Islands are among the last regions on Earth settled and transformed by human activities,
and they provide replicated model systems for analysis of how people affect ecological …

Addressing urban challenges with nature-based approaches can improve and protect
ecosystem services. Yet, urban planning has not efficiently integrated such approaches to …

Islands are useful model systems for examining human–environmental interactions. While
many anthropogenic effects visible in the archaeological and paleoecological records are …

The extinction of iconic species such as the dodo and the deforestation of Easter Island are
emblematic of the transformative impact of human colonization of many oceanic islands …

The biodiversity of the oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea is valued internationally for its
uniqueness and locally for its contribution to human welfare, but it is under growing …

Due to their ability to disperse over water, over half of the extant bat species occur on islands
and ca. 25% of these are island endemics. They are often the sole native island mammals …

The oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea display a large diversity of environmental
conditions and biological communities, whose interactions have contributed to the …

Climate change is one of the most significant challenges to biodiversity conservation,
particularly in dry tropical islands, such as the Cabo Verde archipelago where only three …