[HTML][HTML] Dead end for endemic plant species? A biodiversity hotspot under pressure

YO Kidane, MJ Steinbauer, C Beierkuhnlein - Global ecology and …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Endemic plant species are more palatable to introduced herbivores than non-endemics

J Cubas, SDH Irl, R Villafuerte… - … of the Royal …, 2019‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Islands harbour a spectacular diversity and unique species composition. This uniqueness is
mainly a result of endemic species that have evolved in situ in the absence of mammal …

Climate controls plant life‐form patterns on a high‐elevation oceanic island

SDH Irl, A Obermeier, C Beierkuhnlein… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Plant life‐forms characterize key morphological strategies that enable large‐scale
comparisons of plant communities. This study applies Raunkiær's plant life‐form concept …

[HTML][HTML] Niche width analyses facilitate identification of high-risk endemic species at high altitudes in western Himalayas

M Ahmad, P Sharma, S Rathee, HP Singh, DR Batish… - Ecological …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
High-elevation mountain communities are progressively threatened by habitat fragmentation
and climate change resulting in habitat shift and biodiversity loss. Despite it, very few studies …

Climatic and biogeographical drivers of functional diversity in the flora of the Canary Islands

DM Hanz, V Cutts, MP Barajas‐Barbosa… - Global Ecology and …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Functional traits can help us to elucidate biogeographical and ecological processes
driving assemblage structure. We analysed the functional diversity of plant species of …

Human impact, climate and dispersal strategies determine plant invasion on islands

SDH Irl, AH Schweiger, MJ Steinbauer… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Biological invasions are likely determined by species dispersal strategies as well as
environmental characteristics of a recipient region, especially climate and human impact …

A trait‐based approach to assess niche overlap and functional distinctiveness between non‐indigenous and native species

A Vivó‐Pons, M Blomqvist, A Törnroos… - Ecology …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Our understanding of the community assembly processes acting on non‐indigenous species
(NIS), as well as the relationship with native species is limited, especially in marine …

Speciation happens in company–not in isolation

C Beierkuhnlein - npj Biodiversity, 2024‏ - nature.com
Oceanic islands are considered the classic arenas for allopatric speciation and adaptive
radiation. Established concepts of speciation and endemism are strongly focused on spatial …

Neophyte invasions in European heathlands and scrub

V Kalusová, M Chytrý, M Večeřa, JC Svenning… - Biological …, 2023‏ - Springer
Human-assisted introduction of alien plants is causing ecosystem transformations worldwide
and is considered an important threat to biodiversity. We provide a European assessment of …

Contrasting effects of invasive rabbits on endemic plants driving vegetation change in a subtropical alpine insular environment

J Cubas, JL Martín-Esquivel, M Nogales, SDH Irl… - Biological …, 2018‏ - Springer
Alpine ecosystems on islands are among the most isolated on Earth, leading to very high
rates of endemism. Endemic species on oceanic islands are particularly vulnerable to …