Aim Biological invasions are a major threat to global biodiversity, with a particular strong impact on oceanic islands and their unique and fragile biotas. However, the complexity of the processes u...

Aim Success in a biological invasion often depends on whether the non-native species can disperse from its introduction site and spread across the invaded landscape. The alpine newt, Ichthyosaura al...

Introduction and Aim The mapping and monitoring of ecosystem size and extent is critical for assessing changes in the environment. Mapping approaches typically include the use of expert-based assess...

Aim Assess the structural importance of threatened and non-threatened species within European food webs by quantifying their roles in maintaining network connectivity. Location Europe. Methods W...

Aim We assessed the geographic and hydroclimatic patterns of species-specific habitat suitability change for 81 plant species under diverging climate models. Location California Floristic Province.....

Aim Understanding local adaptation in species along environmental gradients provides insight for how species can and will adapt to increasing climate-driven marine heatwaves. Here, the population st...

Aim To assess whether newly described species are more likely to be threatened and have smaller ranges than known species. Location Global. Methods In this study, we focus on the timing of speci...

Aim For several decades, substantial efforts have monitored cetacean distribution and abundance in the western North Pacific. Large-scale visual-based line transect surveys have been conducted since...

Diversity and Distributions is an open access, international, biodiversity journal for research and reviews devoted to the advancement of conservation biogeography

Aim To integrate the historical and contemporary connectivity of Branchinecta gaini (B. gaini), in order to better predict future distribution changes within its fragmented, dynamic and isolated hab...