Diversity and Distributions

Article	Citations
Analytical guidelines to increase the value of community science data: An example using eBird data to estimate species distributions	123
Trends in the detection of aquatic non‐indigenous species across global marine, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems: A 50‐year perspective	114
Assessing the reliability of species distribution projections in climate change research	109
Large carnivore expansion in Europe is associated with human population density and land cover changes	79
High fire frequency and the impact of the 2019–2020 megafires on Australian plant diversity	73
Pyrodiversity and biodiversity: A history, synthesis, and outlook	66
Integrating citizen science data with expert surveys increases accuracy and spatial extent of species distribution models	64
Predictor complexity and feature selection affect Maxent model transferability: Evidence from global freshwater invasive species	55
A blueprint for securing Brazil's marine biodiversity and supporting the achievement of global conservation goals	53
GAPeDNA: Assessing and mapping global species gaps in genetic databases for eDNA metabarcoding	51
Disentangling the relative roles of climate and land cover change in driving the long‐term population trends of European migratory birds	51
Large‐scale eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals marine biogeographic break and transitions over tropical north‐western Australia	47
High stream flows dilute environmental DNA (eDNA) concentrations and reduce detectability	47
Protection gaps and restoration opportunities for primary forests in Europe	46
Rapid assessment of the biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires to guide urgent management intervention and recovery and lessons for other regions	43
Target‐group backgrounds prove effective at correcting sampling bias in Maxent models	42
Invasion success and impacts depend on different characteristics in non‐native plants	40
Temporal homogenization of functional and beta diversity in bird communities of the Swiss Alps	38
Frequency of extreme freeze events controls the distribution and structure of black mangroves (Avicennia germinans) near their northern range limit in coastal Louisiana	36
The elevational ascent and spread of exotic annual grass dominance in the Great Basin, USA	36
Faunal responses to fire in Australian tropical savannas: Insights from field experiments and their lessons for conservation management	36
Habitat structural complexity explains patterns of feral cat and dingo occurrence in monsoonal Australia	35
Lineage‐level distribution models lead to more realistic climate change predictions for a threatened crayfish	35
Arthropod abundance modulates bird community responses to urbanization	34
The risks of using molecular biodiversity data for incidental detection of species of concern	33

Combining US and Canadian forest inventories to assess habitat suitability and migration potential of 25 tree species under climate change	33
Can habitat suitability estimated from MaxEnt predict colonizations and extinctions?	32
Winners and losers over 35 years of dragonfly and damselfly distributional change in Germany	30
Identifying fine‐scale habitat preferences of threatened butterflies using airborne laser scanning	30
Responding to the biodiversity impacts of a megafire: A case study from south‐eastern Australia’s Black Summer	30
Evaluating the effectiveness of a large multi‐use MPA in protecting Key Biodiversity Areas for marine predators	30
An ensemble high‐resolution projection of changes in the future habitat of American lobster and sea scallop in the Northeast US continental shelf	30
Shifting aspect or elevation? The climate change response of ectotherms in a complex mountain topography	29
Integrating citizen‐science and planned‐survey data improves species distribution estimates	29
Climate change exposure and vulnerability of the global protected area estate from an international perspective	29
Local contributions to beta diversity in urban pond networks: Implications for biodiversity conservation and management	28
Spatial heterogeneity in population change of the globally threatened European turtle dove in Spain: The role of environmental favourability and land use	27
Niche shift of tephritid species after the Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) invasion in La Réunion	26
Modelling species distributions and environmental suitability highlights risk of plant invasions in western United States	26
When bigger isn’t better—Implications of large high‐severity wildfire patches for avian diversity and community composition	26
Economic costs of invasive bivalves in freshwater ecosystems	26
Assessing future distribution, suitability of corridors and efficiency of protected areas to conserve vulnerable ungulates under climate change	25
Seeing the forest through many trees: Multi‐taxon patterns of phylogenetic diversity in the Atlantic Forest hotspot	25
Temporal variability is key to modelling the climatic niche	25
Evidence that post‐fire recovery of small mammals occurs primarily via in situ survival	24
Habitat alteration facilitates the dominance of invasive species through disrupting niche partitioning in floodplain wetlands	24
Balancing transferability and complexity of species distribution models for rare species conservation	24
Coasting along to a wider range: niche conservatism in the recent range expansion of the Tawny Coster, Acraea terpsicore (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)	24
DNA barcoding of Chironomidae from the Lake Skadar region: Reference library and a comparative analysis of the European fauna	24
Patterns of niche contraction identify vital refuge areas for declining mammals	23
Diversity and patterns of marine non‐native species in the archipelagos of Macaronesia	23
Island biogeography of native and alien plant species: Contrasting drivers of diversity across the Lesser Antilles	23
Multiple‐scale interactions structure macroinvertebrate assemblages associated with kelp understory algae	22
Evolving thermal thresholds explain the distribution of temperature sex reversal in an Australian dragon lizard	22
Global change on the roof of the world: Vulnerability of Himalayan otter species to land use and climate alterations	22
Where are the bats? An environmental complementarity analysis in a megadiverse country	22
Vegetation structure derived from airborne laser scanning to assess species distribution and habitat suitability: The way forward	22
Potential distributions of invasive vertebrates in the Iberian Peninsula under projected changes in climate extreme events	22
Geographical patterns in phylogenetic diversity of Chinese woody plants and its application for conservation planning	21
Prioritizing road‐kill mitigation areas: A spatially explicit national‐scale model for an elusive carnivore	21
Screening marker sensitivity: Optimizing eDNA‐based rare species detection	21
Assessing the usefulness of citizen science data for habitat suitability modelling: Opportunistic reporting versus sampling based on a systematic protocol	21
Tracking a killer shrimp: Dikerogammarus villosus invasion dynamics across Europe	21
Integrated species distribution models: A comparison of approaches under different data quality scenarios	20
Human impact overrides bioclimatic drivers of red fox home range size globally	20
Vertebrate responses to human land use are influenced by their proximity to climatic tolerance limits	20
On opportunities and threats to conserve the phylogenetic diversity of Neotropical palms	20
Predicting range expansion of invasive species: Pitfalls and best practices for obtaining biologically realistic projections	20
Rapid shifts in Arctic tundra species' distributions and inter‐specific range overlap under future climate change	20
Conservation status assessment of banana crop wild relatives using species distribution modelling	19
Predictive models of distribution and abundance of a threatened mountain species show that impacts of climate change overrule those of land use change	19
Bumblebee diversity and pollination networks along the elevation gradient of Mount Olympus, Greece	19
Implementation of species distribution models in Google Earth Engine	19
Declining human pressure and opportunities for rewilding in the steppes of Eurasia	19
Cascading impacts of earthquakes and extreme heatwaves have destroyed populations of an iconic marine foundation species	19

Wildlife conservation strategies should incorporate both taxon identity and geographical context ‐ further evidence with bumblebees	19
Predicting range shifts of African apes under global change scenarios	19
Combined mechanistic modelling predicts changes in species distribution and increased co‐occurrence of a tropical urchin herbivore and a habitat‐forming temperate kelp	19
A hotspot of groundwater amphipod diversity on a crossroad of evolutionary radiations	19
Climate change impact on cultivated and wild cacao in Peru and the search of climate change‐tolerant genotypes	18
Can long‐lived species keep pace with climate change? Evidence of local persistence potential in a widespread conifer	18
eDNA metabarcoding in lakes to quantify influences of landscape features and human activity on aquatic invasive species prevalence and fish community diversity	18
IUCNN – Deep learning approaches to approximate species' extinction risk	18
Using species distribution models and decision tools to direct surveys and identify potential translocation sites for a critically endangered species	18
Modelling the impact of climate change on Tanzanian forests	18
Assessing the conservation priority of freshwater lake sites based on taxonomic, functional and environmental uniqueness	18
Biogeographical analyses to facilitate targeted conservation of orchid diversity hotspots in Costa Rica	18
Environmental drivers of movement in a threatened seabird: insights from a mechanistic model and implications for conservation	18
Counting the bodies: Estimating the numbers and spatial variation of Australian reptiles, birds and mammals killed by two invasive mesopredators	17
Citizen science and habitat modelling facilitates conservation planning for crabeater seals in the Weddell Sea	17
A matter of time: Recovery of plant species diversity in wild plant communities at declining nitrogen deposition	17
Assessing mammal species richness and occupancy in a Northeast Asian temperate forest shared by cattle	17
Invasion disharmony in the global biogeography of native and non‐native beetle species	17
Environmental DNA metabarcoding as a tool for biodiversity assessment and monitoring: reconstructing established fish communities of north‐temperate lakes and rivers	17
Non‐native palms (Arecaceae) as generators of novel ecosystems: A global assessment	17
Cryptic speciation in gentoo penguins is driven by geographic isolation and regional marine conditions: Unforeseen vulnerabilities to global change	17
Modelling presence versus abundance for invasive species risk assessment	17
Homogeneous selection shapes free‐living and particle‐associated bacterial communities in subtropical coastal waters	17
The influence of spatial and temporal scale on the relative importance of biotic vs. abiotic factors for species distributions	17
Climate change impacts on living marine resources in the Eastern Tropical Pacific	17
Effects of land‐use change on avian taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity in a tropical montane rainforest	17
Alpine plants are on the move: Quantifying distribution shifts of Australian alpine plants through time	16
Using modelled prey to predict the distribution of a highly mobile marine mammal	16
Insights for protection of high species richness areas for the conservation of Mesoamerican endemic birds	16
Trait‐based projections of climate change effects on global biome distributions	16
Modelling the distribution and intraguild associations of an understudied mesocarnivore across the contiguous United States	16
Environmental and socioeconomic correlates of extinction risk in endemic species	16
Diversity and conservation of traditional African vegetables: Priorities for action	16
Anthropogenic habitat loss accelerates the range expansion of a global invader	16
Mollusc aquaculture homogenizes intertidal soft‐sediment communities along the 18,400 km long coastline of China	16
Positive associations with native shrubs are intense and important for an exotic invader but not the native annual community across an aridity gradient	15
Specific niche requirements underpin multidecadal range edge stability, but may introduce barriers for climate change adaptation	15
When does agriculture enter into conflict with wildlife? A global assessment of parrot–agriculture conflicts and their conservation effects	15
Network analysis of sea turtle movements and connectivity: A tool for conservation prioritization	15
Calcareous defence structures of prey mediate the effects of predation and biotic resistance towards the tropics	15
A genus at risk: Predicted current and future distribution of all three Lagopus species reveal sensitivity to climate change and efficacy of protected areas	15
Land‐use intensification increases richness of native and exotic herbaceous plants, but not endemics, in Malagasy vanilla landscapes	15
Maximizing detection probability for effective large‐scale nocturnal bird monitoring	15
Better together? Assessing different remote sensing products for predicting habitat suitability of wetland birds	15
Identifying important connectivity areas for the wide‐ranging Asian elephant across conservation landscapes of Northeast India	15
Partitioning beta diversity to untangle mechanisms underlying the assembly of bird communities in Mediterranean olive groves	15
Modelling the biodiversity enhancement value of seagrass beds	15
Challenges and opportunities of species distribution modelling of terrestrial arthropod predators	15
Spatial areas of genotype probability: Predicting the spatial distribution of adaptive genetic variants under future climatic conditions	14
Drought, fire and grazing precursors to large‐scale pine forest decline	14
A data‐driven geospatial workflow to map species distributions for conservation assessments	14
Revealing the drivers of taxonomic and functional diversity of nearshore fish assemblages: Implications for conservation priorities	14
Density dependence mediates the ecological impact of an invasive fish	14
Forecasting habitat and connectivity for pronghorn across the Great Basin ecoregion	14
Predicting range shifts of pikas (Mammalia, Ochotonidae) in China under scenarios incorporating land use change, climate change and dispersal limitations	14
Static species distribution models in the marine realm: The case of baleen whales in the Southern Ocean	14
Global patterns of extinction risk and conservation needs for Rodentia and Eulipotyphla	14
Intermediate fire severity diversity promotes richness of forest carnivores in California	14
Topography, more than land cover, explains genetic diversity in a Neotropical savanna tree frog	14
No place to hide: Rare plant detection through remote sensing	14
Quality issues in georeferencing: From physical collections to digital data repositories for ecological research	14
The first comprehensive DNA barcode reference library of Chinese Tanytarsus (Diptera: Chironomidae) for environmental DNA metabarcoding	14
Spatial patterns of genus‐level phylogenetic endemism in the tree flora of Mediterranean Europe	14
Life history strategies differentiate established from failed non‐native freshwater fish in peninsular Florida	13
Spatial overlap of wildfire and biodiversity in California highlights gap in non‐conifer fire research and management	13
Delineating biogeographic regions in Indian Ocean deep‐sea vents and implications for conservation	13
Abiotic and biotic drivers of functional diversity and functional composition of bird and bat assemblages along a tropical elevation gradient	13
Implications of macroinvertebrate taxonomic resolution for freshwater assessments using functional traits: The Paute River Basin (Ecuador) case	13
Predicting current and future global distribution of invasive Ligustrum lucidum W.T. Aiton: Assessing emerging risks to biodiversity hotspots	13
Model‐based integration of citizen science data from disparate sources increases the precision of bird population trends	13
Unusual but consistent latitudinal patterns in macroalgal habitats and their invertebrate communities across two countries	13
Morphological and genetic diversity of the Balearic lizard, Podarcis lilfordi (Günther, 1874): Is it relevant to its conservation?	13
Patterns of genetic variation in European plant species depend on altitude	13
Bridgehead effects distort global flows of alien species	13
Habitat suitability of neotenic net‐winged beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae) in China using combined ecological models, with implications for biological conservation	13
Patterns of abundance across geographical ranges as a predictor for responses to climate change: Evidence from UK rocky shores	13
Ecological interactions mediate projected loss of kelp biomass under climate change	13
Unravelling species co‐occurrence in a steppe bird community of Inner Mongolia: Insights for the conservation of the endangered Jankowski’s Bunting	13
Gaps in DNA sequence libraries for Macaronesian marine macroinvertebrates imply decades till completion and robust monitoring	13
A step towards SDMs: A “couple‐and‐weigh” framework based on accessible data for biodiversity conservation and landscape planning	12

Population decline at distribution margins: Assessing extinction risk in the last glacial relictual but still functional metapopulation of a European butterfly	12
Winners and losers in a changing climate: how will protected areas conserve red list species under climate change?	12
Predicting plant species distributions using climate‐based model ensembles with corresponding measures of congruence and uncertainty	12
Consequences of migratory coupling of predators and prey when mediated by human actions	12
Species and spatial variation in the effects of sea ice on Arctic seabird populations	12
Multiple satellite tracking datasets inform green turtle conservation at a regional scale	12
The impacts of extreme climate change on mammals differ among functional groups at regional scale: The case of Iranian terrestrial mammals	12
Northward shift of a biogeographical barrier on China’s coast	12
Phylogenetic diversity metrics from molecular phylogenies: modelling expected degree of error under realistic rate variation	12
Genetic analyses reveal complex introduction histories for the invasive tree Acacia dealbata Link around the world	12
Recent advances in environmental DNA‐based biodiversity assessment and conservation	12
Patterns of invasive plant abundance in disturbed versus undisturbed forests within three land types over 16 years	12
WEGE: A new metric for ranking locations for biodiversity conservation	12
Branching networks can have opposing influences on genetic variation in riverine metapopulations	12
Spatial distribution of benthic algae in the South China Sea: Responses to gradually changing environmental factors and ecological impacts on coral communities	12
Protected areas have remarkable spillover effects on forest conservation on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau	12
The demographic and ecological factors shaping diversification among rareAstragalusspecies	11
Widespread habitat for Europe's largest herbivores, but poor connectivity limits recolonization	11
Diminishing potential for tropical reefs to function as coral diversity strongholds under climate change conditions	11
Composite landscape predictors improve distribution models of ecosystem types	11
Intra‐Alpine Islands: Population genomic inference reveals high degree of isolation between freshwater spring habitats	11
Environmental DNA of preservative ethanol performed better than water samples in detecting macroinvertebrate diversity using metabarcoding	11
The role of artificial light at night and road density in predicting the seasonal occurrence of nocturnally migrating birds	11
Anthropogenic pressures coincide with Neotropical biodiversity hotspots in a flagship butterfly group	11
Are invasive species a phylogenetically clustered subset of naturalized species in regional floras? A case study for flowering plants in China	11
Impact of introduction pathways on the spread and geographical distribution of alien species: Implications for preventive management in mediterranean ecosystems	11
Glacial connectivity and current population fragmentation in sky islands explain the contemporary distribution of genomic variation in two narrow‐endemic montane grasshoppers from a biodiversity hotsp	11
Predicting the nationwide outmigration timing of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts along 12 degrees of latitude in Norway	11
Re‐surveys reveal biotic homogenization of Orthoptera assemblages as a consequence of environmental change	11
Projecting changes in the distribution and maximum catch potential of warm water fishes under climate change scenarios in the Yellow Sea	11
Introduced alien, range extension or just visiting? Combining citizen science observations and expert knowledge to classify range dynamics of marine fishes	11
Hull fouling marine invasive species pose a very low, but plausible, risk of introduction to East Antarctica in climate change scenarios	11
Modelled distributions and conservation priorities of wild sorghums (Sorghum Moench)	11
Habitat model forecasts suggest potential redistribution of marine predators in the southern Indian Ocean	10
Identifying hotspots and priority areas for xenarthran research and conservation	10
Distribution of cetacean species at a large scale ‐ Connecting continents with the Macaronesian archipelagos in the eastern North Atlantic	10
Fire, drought and flooding rains: The effect of climatic extremes on bird species’ responses to time since fire	10
Habitat amount and ambient temperature dictate patterns of anuran diversity along a subtropical elevational gradient	10
Spatiotemporal patterns of emergence phenology reveal complex species‐specific responses to temperature in aquatic insects	10
Planning complementary conservation of crop wild relative diversity in southern Africa	10
Understanding the local drivers of beta‐diversity patterns under climate change: The case of seaweed communities in Galicia, North West of the Iberian Peninsula	10
Current and future plant invasions in protected areas: Does clonality matter?	10
Rapid niche shifts as drivers for the spread of a non‐indigenous species under novel environmental conditions	10
Rangewide habitat suitability analysis for the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) to identify recovery areas in its historical distribution	10
Migratory connectivity of Swan Geese based on species' distribution models, feather stable isotope assignment and satellite tracking	10
Predicting impacts of global climatic change on genetic and phylogeographical diversity of a Neotropical treefrog	10
Climate drives anuran breeding phenology in a continental perspective as revealed by citizen‐collected data	10
Climate change aggravates bog species extinctions in the Black Forest (Germany)	10
Species distribution, hybridization and connectivity in the genus Chionodraco: Unveiling unknown icefish diversity in antarctica	10
Broad‐scale patterns of geographic avoidance between species emerge in the absence of fine‐scale mechanisms of coexistence	10
How functionally diverse are fish in the deep? A comparison of fish communities in deep and shallow‐water systems	10
Occurrence–habitat mismatching and niche truncation when modelling distributions affected by anthropogenic range contractions	9
Integrating dynamic processes into waterfowl conservation prioritization tools	9
Golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) survival during winter at the northern invasion front implies a potential high‐latitude distribution	9
Mapping habitat protection priority over a marine ecoregion under information gaps	9
Inferring trends in pollinator distributions across the Neotropics from publicly available data remains challenging despite mobilization efforts	9
Fire and functional traits: Using functional groups of birds and plants to guide management in a fire‐prone, heathy woodland ecosystem	9
Seasonal elevational patterns and the underlying mechanisms of avian diversity and community structure on the eastern slope of Mt. Gongga	9
Mapping the ghost: Estimating probabilistic snow leopard distribution across Mongolia	9
History, demography and genetic status of Balkan and Caucasian Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) populations revealed by genome‐wide variation	9
Habitat use as indicator of adaptive capacity to climate change	9
Seasonal variation in community composition and distributional ranges of birds along a subtropical elevation gradient in China	9
Relationships between the distribution of wildlife and livestock diversity	9
Global impacts of projected climate changes on the extent and aboveground biomass of mangrove forests	9
Sea freshening may drive the ecological impacts of emerging and existing invasive non‐native species	9
Fire and landscape context shape plant and butterfly diversity in a South African shrubland	9
Sperm performance limits the reproduction of an invasive fish in novel salinities	9
Contemporary and future distributions of cobia, Rachycentron canadum	9
Design considerations for rapid biodiversity reconnaissance surveys and long‐term monitoring to assess the impact of wildfire	9
Discovery of populations endemic to a marine biogeographical transition zone	8
Marine mammal hotspots across the circumpolar Arctic	8
Potential alien ranges of European plants will shrink in the future, but less so for already naturalized than for not yet naturalized species	8
Dispersal ability, trophic position and body size mediate species turnover processes: Insights from a multi‐taxa and multi‐scale approach	8
Multiple β‐diversity patterns and the underlying mechanisms across amphibian communities along a subtropical elevational gradient	8
Extrinsically reinforced hybrid speciation within Holarctic ermine (Mustela spp.) produces an insular endemic	8
Metrics for conservation success: Using the “Bird‐Friendliness Index” to evaluate grassland and aridland bird community resilience across the Northern Great Plains ecosystem	8
Historical biogeography of the Gondwanan freshwater genus Boeckella (Crustacea): Timing and modes of speciation in the Southern Hemisphere	8
Latitudinal cline in the foraging dichotomy of loggerhead sea turtles reveals the importance of East China Sea for priority conservation	8
Molecular phylogeny reveals cryptic diversity and swim bladder evolution of Sillaginidae fishes (Perciformes) across the Indo‐West Pacific Ocean	8
Biogeography of Angolan rodents: The first glimpse based on phylogenetic evidence	8
Sticking around: Plant persistence strategies on edaphic islands	8
Decomposing trends in bird populations: Climate, life histories and habitat affect different aspects of population change	8
Floristic homogenization as a result of the introduction of exotic species in China	8
What feeds onQuercus ilexL.? A biogeographical approach to studying trophic interactions in a Mediterranean keystone species	8
Migration‐based simulations for Canadian trees show limited tracking of suitable climate under climate change	8
Responses of an endemic species (Roscoea humeana) in the Hengduan Mountains to climate change	8
Are juveniles as tolerant to salinity stress as adults? A case study of Northern European, Ponto‐Caspian and North American species	8
Hammerhead worms everywhere? Modelling the invasion of bipaliin flatworms in a changing climate	8
Introduced annuals mediate climate‐driven community change in Mediterranean prairies of the Pacific Northwest, USA	8
Density dependence influences competition and hybridization at an invasion front	8
Elevational patterns of phylogenetic structure of angiosperms in a biodiversity hotspot in eastern Himalaya	8
Environmental controls of billfish species in the Indian Ocean and implications for their management and conservation	8
Niche differences may reduce susceptibility to competition between native and non‐native birds in oceanic islands	8
Comparative phylogeography in a marine biodiversity hotspot provides novel insights into evolutionary processes across the Atlantic‐Indian Ocean transition	8
Phylogenomics of Northeast AsianPungitiussticklebacks	8