Recent climate projections indicate substantial environmental alterations in oceanic island
regions during the 21st century, setting up profound threats to insular floras. Inherent …

Aim Higher‐elevation areas on islands and continental mountains tend to be separated by
longer distances, predicting higher endemism at higher elevations; our study is the first to …

Island biogeographical models consider islands either as geologically static with biodiversity
resulting from ecologically neutral immigration–extinction dynamics, or as geologically …

Climate and topography are among the most fundamental drivers of plant diversity. Here, we
assessed the importance of climate and topography in explaining diversity patterns of …

Simple Summary Aiming to cope with the provisions of Aichi Biodiversity Targets, EU
Biodiversity Strategy and EU Green Deal, we conducted the first nationwide …

Tropical high mountains are hosting important hot spots of biodiversity on small mostly
remote areas. Recently, these precious ecosystems are under threat from land use change …

Understanding diversity patterns along environmental gradients and their underlying
mechanisms is a major topic in current biodiversity research. In this study, we investigate for …

Aim Mountains and islands are both well known for their high endemism. To explain this
similarity, parallels have been drawn between the insularity of “true islands”(land …

The Mediterranean islands are exceptionally rich in endemism, most of which is narrowly
distributed. Conservation measures, such as protected areas, have been prioritised, mainly …

Background The recent rise in temperature and shifting precipitation regimes threaten
ecosystems around the globe to different degrees. Treelines are expected to respond to …