To meet the COP15 biodiversity framework in the European Union (EU), one target is to
protect 30% of its land by 2030 through a resilient transnational conservation network. The …

Long‐distance seed dispersal is a crucial process determining the distribution of plant
biodiversity and, therefore, of major interest in biogeography and macroecology. A recent …

This article describes FloraVeg. EU, a new online database with open‐access information
on European vegetation units (phytosociological syntaxa), vegetated habitats, and plant …

Ducks are known to be important seed dispersers, but the role of geese in plant dispersal is
less clear. Wintering populations of migratory geese are undergoing rapid changes in …

Periods of large igneous province (LIP) magmatism have shaped Earth's biological and
climatic history, causing major climatic shifts and biological reorganizations. The vegetation …

Aim The equator‐to‐poles decline in the number of species, namely the latitudinal diversity
gradient (LDG), is the most conspicuous pattern in biology, yet the underlying mechanisms …

Spontaneous plants, those not planted by people or remaining from before urbanization, are
vital to urban biodiversity. Their distribution in urban systems is affected by seed dispersal …

Topographic complexity supports the maintenance of a high diversity of microhabitats, which
may act as important 'safe havens'–or microrefugia–for biodiversity. Microrefugia are sites …

Buttonweed (Cotula coronopifolia) is native to South Africa but invasive in wetlands in
Europe, North America, and Australasia, where it excludes native plants. Despite being dry …

Riparian ecosystems are among the most valuable natural ecosystems in terms of their
diversity and ecosystem functions, but their intensive use by humans has led to their …