Macaronesia as a fruitful arena for ecology, evolution, and conservation biology

M Florencio, J Patiño, S Nogué, A Traveset… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and
conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and …

Restructuring of the 'Macaronesia'biogeographic unit: A marine multi-taxon biogeographical approach

R Freitas, M Romeiras, L Silva, R Cordeiro… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The Azores, Madeira, Selvagens, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde are commonly
united under the term “Macaronesia”. This study investigates the coherency and validity of …

Range expansion of tropical shallow-water marine molluscs in the NE Atlantic during the last interglacial (MIS 5e): Causes, consequences and utility of …

CS Melo, E Martín-González, CM da Silva… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Controlled by ecological and physical factors, marine species distribution may vary due to
global climatic changes that result from range expansion or contraction (the latter caused by …

Governing the green economy in the Arctic

Z Garbis, E McCarthy, RW Orttung, G Poelzer… - Climatic Change, 2023 - Springer
Abstract In Sweden's Norrbotten County, a “green transition” driven by market demand and
new normative structures is underway, creating a regional mega-project designed to put …

Climatic drivers and tree growth in a key production species: The case of Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. Ex Lf) D. Don in the Azores archipelago

DC Pavão, D Brunner, R Resendes, J Jevšenak… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
Forest management plays a crucial role in preserving and enhancing the delivery of
ecosystem services, whereas dendrochronological methods can play a significant role in …

[HTML][HTML] Fishing resources of the traditional gastronomy of Macaronesia: A navigation through the intangible food heritage in the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and …

JA González, AL Álvarez-Falcón, R Sousa… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Artisanal fishing is a vital activity in the Macaronesia archipelagos (Azores, Madeira,
Canaries, and Cabo Verde) within the Northeast Atlantic (15°–39° N). It has historically …

Towards a 'Sea‐Level Sensitive'dynamic model: impact of island ontogeny and glacio‐eustasy on global patterns of marine island biogeography

SP Avila, C Melo, B Berning, N Sá, R Quartau… - Biological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A synthetic model is presented to enlarge the evolutionary framework of the
General Dynamic Model (GDM) and the Glacial Sensitive Model (GSM) of oceanic island …

Macaronesian islands as promoters of diversification in amphipods: The remarkable case of the family Hyalidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda)

A Desiderato, FO Costa, CS Serejo, M Abbiati… - Zoologica …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The north‐east Atlantic (NEA) is an important and complex biogeographic region with a very
rich marine fauna. However, little is known about the role of the Macaronesian islands in the …

Climate–Growth Relationships in Laurus azorica—A Dominant Tree in the Azorean Laurel Forest

DC Pavão, J Jevšenak, LB Silva, RB Elias, L Silva - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Forests on oceanic islands, such as the Azores archipelago, enable interesting
dendroclimatic research, given their pronounced climatic gradients over short geographical …

Patterns of diversity and endemism of soft-bodied meiofauna in an oceanic island, Lanzarote, Canary Islands

A Martínez, M Di Domenico, F Leasi, M Curini-Galletti… - Marine Biodiversity, 2019 - Springer
Oceanic islands, characterized by high levels of endemism and distinct faunas when
compared to neighbouring continents, represent natural evolutionary laboratories for …