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 …

Large mammalian herbivores (megafauna) have experienced extinctions and declines since
prehistory. Introduced megafauna have partly counteracted these losses yet are thought to …

Humans have moved domestic animals around the globe for thousands of years. These
have occasionally established feral populations in nature, often with devastating ecological …

Aim Mountains and islands are both well known for their high endemism. To explain this
similarity, parallels have been drawn between the insularity of “true islands”(land …

Aim Plant life‐forms characterize key morphological strategies that enable large‐scale
comparisons of plant communities. This study applies Raunkiær's plant life‐form concept …

Despite the isolation of remote natural regions, it has been discovered that they are
experiencing the accumulation of anthropogenic microparticles (ie, microplastics or natural …

Aim Biological invasions are likely determined by species dispersal strategies as well as
environmental characteristics of a recipient region, especially climate and human impact …

Cliff ecology has been studied for decades, providing information about its high biodiversity
values and their vulnerability to climate change. Also, insular ecosystems present …

Increasing species regression speeds are one of the consequences of global warming,
which affect both rare and abundant species. However, long-term monitoring data are rarely …

Aim Oceanic islands possess unique floras with high proportions of endemic species. Island
floras are expected to be severely affected by changing climatic conditions as species on …