Urbanization is a severe form of habitat fragmentation that can cause many species to be
locally extirpated and many others to become trapped and isolated within an urban matrix …

In the first continent-wide study of the golden jackal (Canis aureus), we characterised its
population genetic structure and attempted to identify the origin of European populations …

In some situations, environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a more accurate tool for
measuring species richness of a taxon than conventional methods. Whether this tool can …

Nested subset pattern (nestedness) has been raised to explain the distribution of species on
islands and habitat fragments for over 60 years. However, previous studies on nestedness …

Abstract Aim The Mediterranean Basin is a global biodiversity hotspot and has one of the
longest histories of human–biota interactions. Islands host a large fraction of Mediterranean …

Biological networks pervade nature. They describe systems throughout all levels of
biological organization, from molecules regulating metabolism to species interactions that …

Zhoushan cattle are an endangered cattle breed in the Zhoushan islands in China. Since
Zhoushan cattle have been bred in isolation, they show unique characteristics, such as dark …

Spatial scale partly explains the differentiated effects of habitat fragmentation on plant
biodiversity, but the mechanisms remain unclear. To investigate the effects of habitat …

Many endangered species suffer from the loss of genetic diversity, but some populations
may be able to thrive even if genetically depleted. To investigate the underlying genetic …

Amphibian chytridiomycosis has caused precipitous declines in hundreds of species
worldwide. By tracking mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax) populations before, during …