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

The location of the Azores Archipelago makes this group of islands an excellent setting for
investigating past long-term temperature and precipitation changes in the central North …

Humans have made such dramatic and permanent changes to Earth's landscapes that much
of it is now substantially and irreversibly altered from its preanthropogenic state. Remote …

We investigated modern-littoral and subfossil sediment-core diatoms in the shallow (max
depth 6.4 m) high-mountain Lake Balma in the Orsiera Rocciavrè Nature Park (Italian …

The Azores archipelago has provided significant clues to the ecological, biogeographic and
evolutionary knowledge of oceanic islands. Palaeoecological records are comparatively …

Global warming significantly alters lake ecosystems worldwide. However, the effects of
warming at a regional scale are often overlooked due to the scarcity of multidecadal to …

A multiproxy approach was applied to a sediment core retrieved from the deep crater Lake
Funda, located in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean on Flores Island, Azores …

Climate change is gaining attention as a major threat to biodiversity. It is expected to further
expand the risk of plant invasion through ecosystem disturbance. Particularly, island …

Freshwater fish are in a perilous state with more than 30% of species considered critically
endangered. Yet significant ecological and methodological complexities constrain our ability …

Introduction of exotic species is one of the major human impacts for decline in
autochthonous biodiversity. In freshwater lentic environments, alien fish introduction heavily …