Increase of insular exotic arthropod diversity is a fundamental dimension of the current biodiversity crisis

PAV Borges, F Rigal, A Ros‐Prieto… - Insect Conservation …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A dramatic insect decline has been documented on the grasslands and forests of European
or North American mainland. Yet, other parts of the world and other ecosystems remain …

β diversity among ant communities on fragmented habitat islands: the roles of species trait, phylogeny and abundance

Y Zhao, NJ Sanders, J Liu, T **, H Zhou, R Lu… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss and fragmentation reduce biodiversity and alter species composition in local
communities. β diversity describes the variation in species composition between or among …

Taxonomic, structural diversity and carbon stocks in a gradient of island forests

LC Borges Silva, DC Pavão, RB Elias, M Moura… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Assessment of forest ecosystems and their services is seen as a key action for the
advancement of biodiversity objectives, and to inform the development and implementation …

Island spider origins show complex vertical stratification patterns in Macaronesia

R Costa, P Cardoso, F Rigal… - Insect Conservation and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Spiders are among the most diverse and yet threatened groups of arthropods in
Macaronesia. Found in most habitat types, they occupy the vertical gradient of native forests …

Diversity and turnover in moth assemblages in rainforests on a remote oceanic island

RL Kitching, C Wenda, J Rochat, C Thébaud… - Biodiversity and …, 2024 - Springer
Spatially driven turnover in species composition and relative abundance drives gamma
diversity in all ecosystems. Assemblages of nocturnal Lepidoptera in rainforests are …

Assessing the impact of insect decline in islands: Exploring the diversity and community patterns of indigenous and non-indigenous arthropods in the Azores native …

S Lhoumeau, PAV Borges - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The ongoing decline of insect populations highlight the need for long-term ecological
monitoring. As part of the “SLAM—Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate …

[HTML][HTML] Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macaronesia II: The native forests and dry habitats of Madeira archipelago (Madeira and Porto …

J Malumbres-Olarte, M Boieiro, P Cardoso… - Biodiversity Data …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Here we present the data obtained from the samples collected as part of a large
research project (MACDIV) which aims at understanding the drivers of spider (Araneae) …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial intelligence for biodiversity: Exploring the potential of recurrent neural networks in forecasting arthropod dynamics based on time series

S Lhoumeau, J Pinelo, PAV Borges - Ecological Indicators, 2025 - Elsevier
In the current biodiversity crisis, the increasing demand for effective conservation tools
aligns with significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). There is the need for the …

Phylogenetic effect on tree radial growth depends on drought and tree sizes

E Linger, JA Lutz, M Cao, WF Zhang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tree radial growth is one of the most direct measures of tree performance and is also
sensitive to climate. Growth performance is the consequence of the interplay between …

Tropical cyclones and island area shape species abundance distributions of local tree communities

T Ibanez, G Keppel, C Baider, C Birkinshaw… - Oikos, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Species abundance distributions (SADs) characterise the distribution of individuals among
species. SADs have rarely been explored on islands and the ecological processes sha** …