[HTML][HTML] Scientists' warning–The outstanding biodiversity of islands is in peril

JM Fernández-Palacios, H Kreft, SDH Irl… - Global ecology and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Despite islands contributing only 6.7% of land surface area, they harbor~ 20% of
the Earth's biodiversity, but unfortunately also~ 50% of the threatened species and 75% of …

Island biodiversity in the Anthropocene

JC Russell, C Kueffer - Annual Review of Environment and …, 2019‏ - annualreviews.org
Biodiversity on marine islands is characterized by unique biogeographic, phylogenetic and
functional characteristics. Islands hold a disproportionate amount of the world's biodiversity …

Endemism increases species' climate change risk in areas of global biodiversity importance

S Manes, MJ Costello, H Beckett, A Debnath… - Biological …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Climate change affects life at global scales and across systems but is of special concern in
areas that are disproportionately rich in biological diversity and uniqueness. Using a meta …

Topography‐driven isolation, speciation and a global increase of endemism with elevation

MJ Steinbauer, R Field, JA Grytnes… - Global Ecology and …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Late Quaternary climate change shapes island biodiversity

P Weigelt, MJ Steinbauer, JS Cabral, H Kreft - Nature, 2016‏ - nature.com
Island biogeographical models consider islands either as geologically static with biodiversity
resulting from ecologically neutral immigration–extinction dynamics, or as geologically …

Climate vs. topography–spatial patterns of plant species diversity and endemism on a high‐elevation island

SDH Irl, DEV Harter, MJ Steinbauer… - Journal of …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Vulnerability to climate change of islands worldwide and its impact on the tree of life

S Veron, M Mouchet, R Govaerts, T Haevermans… - Scientific Reports, 2019‏ - nature.com
Island systems are among the most vulnerable to climate change, which is predicted to
induce shifts in temperature, rainfall and/or sea levels. Our aim was:(i) to map the relative …

A roadmap to plant functional island biogeography

J Schrader, IJ Wright, H Kreft, M Westoby - Biological Reviews, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Island biogeography is the study of the spatio‐temporal distribution of species, communities,
assemblages or ecosystems on islands and other isolated habitats. Island diversity is …

Growth in human population and consumption both need to be addressed to reach an ecologically sustainable future

E Ganivet - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2020‏ - Springer
Nowadays, human activities are causing an important collapse in global biodiversity while
also affecting the global climate considerably. Despite historical agreements on both …

How did the ultramafic soils shape the flora of the New Caledonian hotspot?

S Isnard, L L'huillier, F Rigault, T Jaffré - Plant and Soil, 2016‏ - Springer
Abstract Background New Caledonia is renowned as one of the world's most significant
biodiversity hotpots. The nutrient-deficiency and cations imbalances of ultramafic soils …