The flora and vegetation of the archipelago of Cabo Verde is dominated by Macaronesian,
Mediterranean, and particularly by African tropical elements, resulting from its southernmost …

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 …

Aim Oceanic islands possess unique floras with high proportions of endemic species. Island
floras are expected to be severely affected by changing climatic conditions as species on …

Despite the isolation of remote natural regions, it has been discovered that they are
experiencing the accumulation of anthropogenic microparticles (ie, microplastics or natural …

Increasing species regression speeds are one of the consequences of global warming,
which affect both rare and abundant species. However, long-term monitoring data are rarely …

Climate change and anthropogenic pressure are causing an indisputable decline in
biodiversity; therefore, the need of environmental knowledge is important to develop the …

Aim Plants on islands are often subjected to lower levels of herbivory relative to those found
at mainland sites. As a consequence, island plants are predicted to exhibit lower levels of …

Cats, introduced on thousands of islands worldwide, are one of the greatest threats to native
wildlife. An analysis of 301 scats was performed in order to study the diet of cats in a …

Insular wildlife is more prone to extinction than their mainland relatives. Thus, a basic
understanding of non-natural mortality sources is the first step in the development of …

Lagomorphs show extensive seasonal variation in their reproduction. However, the factors
causing this large variation have so far mostly been investigated intraspecifically and …