Diversity and Distributions

Papers
(The median citation count of Diversity and Distributions is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
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Population genetic patterns of a mangrove‐associated frog reveal its colonization history and habitat connectivity162
A tale of three vines: current and future threats to wild Eurasian grapevine by vineyards and invasive rootstocks150
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The “Trojan horse” strategy: Seed fungal endophyte symbiosis helps to explain the invasion success of the grass, Poa annua, in Maritime Antarctica83
Comparing species and evolutionary diversity metrics to inform conservation71
Native vegetation structure, landscape features and climate shape non‐native plant richness and cover in New Zealand native shrublands64
Traits help explain species' performance away from their climate niche centre53
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Plant–frugivore interactions across the Caribbean islands: Modularity, invader complexes and the importance of generalist species40
Effects of land use and climate change on functional and phylogenetic diversity of terrestrial vertebrates in a Himalayan biodiversity hotspot39
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Divergent responses of highly migratory species to climate change in the California Current35
Ecological niche modelling and population genomics provide insights into the geographic and demographic ‘explosion’ of a non‐indigenous salmonid35
Habitat suitability models based on opportunistic citizen science data: Evaluating forecasts from alternative methods versus an individual‐based model34
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Depleted cultural richness of an avian vocal mimic in fragmented habitat33
Modelling the distribution of rare invertebrates by correcting class imbalance and spatial bias31
Rapid bird species recovery following high‐severity wildfire but in the absence of early successional specialists31
Climate change threatens the future viability of translocated populations31
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Riding an escalator: upward range shift and patterns of genetic response to climate change in Acer caudatifolium28
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Increased landscape disturbance and streamflow variability threaten fish biodiversity in the Red River catchment, USA26
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Mollusc aquaculture homogenizes intertidal soft‐sediment communities along the 18,400 km long coastline of China24
Density dependence influences competition and hybridization at an invasion front24
Protecting alpine biodiversity in the Middle East from climate change: Implications for high‐elevation birds24
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Seasonal patterns of juvenile fish assemblages in the surf zones of tropical sandy beaches along Gaolong Bay, Hainan Island, China23
Estimating species distribution from camera trap by‐catch data, using jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) as an example23
Analysing spatio‐temporal patterns of non‐native fish in a biodiversity hotspot across decades23
How would estimation of geographic range shifts of marine fishes be different when using occurrence and abundance data?23
Elevation filters bat, rodent and shrew communities differently by morphological traits22
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Integrating multiple data sources to develop range and area of habitat maps tailored for local contexts22
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Challenging the geographic bias in recognising large‐scale patterns of diversity change21
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Combining expert‐based and computational approaches to design protected river networks under climate change20
Projected climate‐driven shifts in coral distribution indicate tropicalisation of Southwestern Atlantic reefs20
Trait‐habitat associations explain novel bird assemblages mixing native and alien species across New Zealand landscapes20
No country for small birds: Potential positive association among medium‐sized, aggressive species in Australian bird communities20
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Implications of macroinvertebrate taxonomic resolution for freshwater assessments using functional traits: The Paute River Basin (Ecuador) case20
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Global distribution modelling of a conspicuous Gondwanian soil protist reveals latitudinal dispersal limitation and range contraction in response to climate warming19
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Modelling the biodiversity enhancement value of seagrass beds18
Invasive herbaceous respond more negatively to elevated ozone concentration than native species18
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Rapid morphological change in a small mammal species after habitat fragmentation over the past half‐century18
Searching for refuge: A framework for identifying site factors conferring resistance to climate‐driven vegetation change18
Distribution of functionally distinct native and non‐indigenous species within marine urban habitats18
Hiking trails shift plant species' realized climatic niches and locally increase species richness17
Limited complementarity of functional and taxonomic diversity in Chilean benthic marine invertebrates17
Explaining the anuran beta diversity by pond‐living tadpoles: the role of dispersal limitation and environmental gradients through multiple scales17
Reproductive traits explain occupancy of predicted distributions in a genus of eastern North American understory herbs17
Depth and temperature drive patterns of spatial overlap among fish thermal guilds in lakes across Ontario, Canada17
Convergent niche shifts of endangered parrots (genus Amazona) during successful establishment in urban southern California17
Seasonal distribution patterns and conservation gaps of blue sharks in the Indo‐Western Pacific Ocean17
Functional biogeography of marine vertebrates in Atlantic Ocean reefs17
Patch characteristics and domestic dogs differentially affect carnivore space use in fragmented landscapes in southern Chile16
Connectivity and conservation of Western Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) habitat in Liberia16
Re‐surveys reveal biotic homogenization of Orthoptera assemblages as a consequence of environmental change16
Prey resources are equally important as climatic conditions for predicting the distribution of a broad‐ranged apex predator16
Biological traits, geographic distributions, and species conservation in aquatic ecosystems16
Conservation prioritization based on past cascading climatic effects on genetic diversity and population size dynamics: Insights from a temperate tree species16
Bringing the forest back: Restoration priorities in Colombia16
New progress in exploring the mechanisms underlying extraordinarily high biodiversity in global hotspots and their implications for conservation16
Biases and distribution patterns in hard‐bodied microscopic animals (Acari: Halacaridae): Size does not matter, but generalism and sampling effort do16
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The observed link between urbanization and invasion can depend on how invasion is measured16
Structural and functional effects of global invasion pressure on benthic marine communities—patterns, challenges and priorities15
Climate change is predicted to impact the global distribution and richness of pines (genus Pinus) by 207015
Diversity and conservation of endemic true bugs for four family groups in China15
The climate crisis affects Mediterranean marine molluscs of conservation concern15
Past forest cover explains current genetic differentiation in the Carpathian newt (Lissotriton montandoni), but not in the smooth newt (L. vulgaris)15
Expanding from local to continental scale—A genetic assessment of the Eurasian wolverine15
Climate‐induced plasticity in leaf traits of riparian plants15
Where have all the lions gone? Establishing realistic baselines to assess decline and recovery of African lions15
Collaboration for conservation: Assessing countrywide carnivore occupancy dynamics from sparse data15
Diversity and patterns of marine non‐native species in the archipelagos of Macaronesia15
Using near‐ground leaf temperatures alters the projected climate change impacts on the historical range of a floristic biodiversity hotspot15
Predicting potential distributions of large carnivores in Kenya: An occupancy study to guide conservation15
Broad‐scale patterns of geographic avoidance between species emerge in the absence of fine‐scale mechanisms of coexistence15
Effective strategies for correcting spatial sampling bias in species distribution models without independent test data14
Cross‐scale drivers of woody plant species commonness and rarity in the Brazilian drylands14
Naturalization of introduced plants is driven by life‐form‐dependent cultivation biases14
Species' movement influence responses to habitat fragmentation14
Changes in plant species richness due to land use and nitrogen deposition across the globe14
Flying insect biomass is negatively associated with urban cover in surrounding landscapes14
Niche segregation mechanisms in marine apex predators inhabiting dynamic environments14
Sticking around: Plant persistence strategies on edaphic islands14
Mapping the impacts of multiple stressors on the decline in kelps along the coast of Victoria, Australia14
eDNA‐based detection of a vulnerable crocodile newt (Tylototriton uyenoi) to influence government policy and raise public awareness14
Fire ecology for the 21st century: Conserving biodiversity in the age of megafire14
Design considerations for rapid biodiversity reconnaissance surveys and long‐term monitoring to assess the impact of wildfire14
Global habitat loss of a highly migratory predator, the blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)13
Temperature seasonality drives taxonomic and functional homogenization of tropical butterflies13
Adjacent crop type impacts potential pollinator communities and their pollination services in remnants of natural vegetation13
Mesophotic coral ecosystems of French Polynesia are hotspots of alpha and beta generic diversity for scleractinian assemblages13
Land‐use intensification increases richness of native and exotic herbaceous plants, but not endemics, in Malagasy vanilla landscapes13
Genogeographic clustering to identify cross‐species concordance of spatial genetic patterns13
Hydrothermal vent fauna of the western Pacific Ocean: Distribution patterns and biogeographic networks13
Recent advances in environmental DNA‐based biodiversity assessment and conservation13
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Partitioning beta diversity to untangle mechanisms underlying the assembly of bird communities in Mediterranean olive groves13
A hotspot of groundwater amphipod diversity on a crossroad of evolutionary radiations13
Conservation of Chinese Theaceae species under future climate and land use changes13
Similar species, different fates: Abundance dynamics in spatially structured populations of common and threatened frogs13
Tight spatial coupling of a marine predator with soniferous fishes: Using joint modelling to aid in ecosystem approaches to management13
Eutrophication modifies the relationships between multiple facets of macroinvertebrate beta diversity and geographic distance in freshwater lakes13
Local contributions to beta diversity in urban pond networks: Implications for biodiversity conservation and management13
eDNA metabarcoding in lakes to quantify influences of landscape features and human activity on aquatic invasive species prevalence and fish community diversity13
Effects of land‐use change on avian taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity in a tropical montane rainforest12
Habitat alteration facilitates the dominance of invasive species through disrupting niche partitioning in floodplain wetlands12
Assessing the reliability of species distribution projections in climate change research12
Non‐Native, Non‐Naturalised Plants Suffer Less Herbivory Than Native Plants Across European Botanical Gardens12
Extinction and Ecosystem Function Debt Across Dispersal Rate and Behaviour in a Heterogeneous Metacommunity Model12
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Accounting for uncertainty in marine ecosystem service predictions for spatial prioritisation12
Invasion disharmony in the global biogeography of native and non‐native beetle species12
International imports and climatic filtering drive compositional variation in non‐native insect establishments12
You Shall Not Pass: The Pacific Oxygen Minimum Zone Creates a Boundary to Shortfin Mako Shark Distribution in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean12
Surprisingly wide climatic niche breadth of a relict mountain species raises hope for survival under climate change12
Target‐group backgrounds prove effective at correcting sampling bias in Maxent models12
The global exposure of species ranges and protected areas to forest management12
Three hundred years of past and future changes for native fish species in the upper Danube River Basin—Historical flow alterations versus future climate change12
Soundscapes and airborne laser scanning identify vegetation density and its interaction with elevation as main driver of bird diversity and community composition12
Metabarcoding reveals seasonal and spatial patterns of arthropod community assemblages in two contrasting habitats: Desert and oasis of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico11
Macro‐evolutionary dynamics dominated by dispersal promote the formation of regional biodiversity hotspot‐insights from hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in South China11
Species distribution, hybridization and connectivity in the genusChionodraco: Unveiling unknown icefish diversity in antarctica11
Problems with combining modelling and social science approaches to understand artisanal fisheries bycatch11
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The role of phylogenetic scale in Darwin's naturalization conundrum in the critically imperilled pine rockland ecosystem11
A genus at risk: Predicted current and future distribution of all three Lagopus species reveal sensitivity to climate change and efficacy of protected areas11
Identifying Drivers of Shrubland Biomass in Southern California11
Behavioural thermoregulation by montane ungulates under climate warming11
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Historical Bird Atlas and Contemporary Citizen Science Data Reveal Long‐Term Changes in Geographic Range of Kenyan Birds11
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Abiotic and biotic drivers of functional diversity and functional composition of bird and bat assemblages along a tropical elevation gradient11
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Extinction risk is linked to lifestyle in freshwater gastropods10
High focus on threatened species and habitats may undermine biodiversity conservation: Evidence from the northern Baltic Sea10
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Multiple facets of biodiversity are threatened by mining‐induced land‐use change in the Brazilian Amazon10
Light and temperature drive the distribution of mesophotic benthic communities in the Central Indian Ocean10
What remains to be discovered: A global assessment of tree species inventory completeness10
Independent variation of avian sensitivity to climate change and trait‐based adaptive capacity along a tropical elevational gradient10
Structure and diversity patterns of coralligenous cliffs across three ecoregions in the Central‐Western Mediterranean Sea10
The role of dispersal limitation and reforestation in shaping the distributional shift of a forest herb under climate change10
Evaluating temporal turnover in avian species richness in a Mediterranean semiarid region: Different responses to elevation and forest cover10
Classic or hybrid? The performance of next generation ecological models to study the response of Southern Ocean species to changing environmental conditions10
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Biogeographic patterns of Pacific white‐sided dolphins based on long‐term passive acoustic records10
Invasion of water hyacinth and water lettuce inhibits the abundance of epiphytic algae10
Remember your roots: Biogeographic properties of plants' native habitats can inform invasive plant risk assessments10
Biological invasions and eutrophication reshape the spatial patterns of stream fish size spectra in France10
Biogeographical evaluation and conservation assessment of arboreal leafhoppers in the Mexican Transition Zone biodiversity hotspot10
New insights into the formation of biodiversity hotspots of the Kenyan flora10
Climate relict vulnerable to extinction from multiple climate‐driven threats10
Landscape simplification leads to loss of plant–pollinator interaction diversity and flower visitation frequency despite buffering by abundant generalist pollinators10
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Climate and anthropogenic activities threaten two langur species irrespective of their range size9
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Population genetic patterns across the native and invasive range of a widely distributed seagrass: Phylogeographic structure, invasive history and conservation implications9
Generalized nonlinear models can solve the prediction problem for data from species‐stratified use‐availability designs9
Transboundary conservation hotspots in China and potential impacts of the belt and road initiative9
Limited hybridisation and introgression despite stocking among endemic Interior Highlands black basses (Centrarchidae: Micropterus)9
Do large termite mounds effect woody plant phylogenetic diversity and endemism across African savannas?9
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Invasion history of Lycium ferocissimum in Australia: The impact of admixture on genetic diversity and differentiation9
Protected areas have remarkable spillover effects on forest conservation on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau9
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Influence of climate and landscape on genetic differentiation of aardvarks (Orycteropus afer)9
Fire, drought and flooding rains: The effect of climatic extremes on bird species’ responses to time since fire9
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Biogeography of Angolan rodents: The first glimpse based on phylogenetic evidence8
Climate change threatens the future of rain forest ringtail possums by 20508
Large‐scale deviations between realized and fundamental thermal niches in global seaweed distributions8
The demographic and ecological factors shaping diversification among rareAstragalusspecies8
Effects of non‐native species on phylogenetic dispersion of freshwater fish communities in North America8
When bigger isn’t better—Implications of large high‐severity wildfire patches for avian diversity and community composition8
Intermediate fire severity diversity promotes richness of forest carnivores in California8
Low species turnover of upland Amazonian birds in the absence of physical barriers8
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The integration of whole‐genome resequencing and ecological niche modelling to conserve profiles of local adaptation8
Genetic divergence and ecological adaptation of an eastern North American spring ephemeral Sanguinaria canadensis8
Variable viral loads and immune response in an invasive ant's native and introduced ranges8
Biogeography of central African forests: Determinants, ongoing threats and conservation priorities of mammal assemblages8
Unexpected sources of uncertainty in projecting habitat shifts for Arctic shorebirds under climate change8
Which metrics derived from airborne laser scanning are essential to measure the vertical profile of ecosystems?8
Revealing the drivers of taxonomic and functional diversity of nearshore fish assemblages: Implications for conservation priorities8
Ecological interactions mediate projected loss of kelp biomass under climate change8
Demographic history, local adaptation and vulnerability to climate change in a tropical mountain bird in New Guinea8
Fire and functional traits: Using functional groups of birds and plants to guide management in a fire‐prone, heathy woodland ecosystem8
Investigating odonates' response to climate change in Great Britain: A tale of two strategies8
Managing multiple uncertainties in species distribution modelling8
Drivers of black grouse trends in the French Alps: The prevailing contribution of climate8
Global flows of insect transport and establishment: The role of biogeography, trade and regulations8
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Potential alien ranges of European plants will shrink in the future, but less so for already naturalized than for not yet naturalized species7
The role of artificial light at night and road density in predicting the seasonal occurrence of nocturnally migrating birds7
Impacts of climate change on dragonflies and damselflies in West and Central Asia7
Understanding patterns and pathways of exotic perennial grass invasion in South‐eastern Australian grassy communities7
Species and spatial variation in the effects of sea ice on Arctic seabird populations7
Connectivity modelling informs metapopulation structure and conservation priorities for a reef‐building species7
Modelling presence versus abundance for invasive species risk assessment7
Colonization and coexistence of non‐native ants on a model Atlantic island7
Niche overlap with an exotic competitor mediates the abundant niche‐centre relationship for a native lady beetle7
Elevation modulates the impacts of climate change on the Brazilian Cerrado flora7
Introduced annuals mediate climate‐driven community change in Mediterranean prairies of the Pacific Northwest, USA7
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Hammerhead worms everywhere? Modelling the invasion of bipaliin flatworms in a changing climate7
Highway(s) overhead: Strong differences in wetland connectivity and protected status challenge waterbird migration along the four Palearctic‐Afrotropical flyways7
Energy and physiological tolerance explain multi‐trophic soil diversity in temperate mountains7
Seasonal variation in community composition and distributional ranges of birds along a subtropical elevation gradient in China7
Invasion genomics uncover complex introduction patterns of the globally invasive whitefly, Bemisia tabaciMED7
Spatial patterns of genus‐level phylogenetic endemism in the tree flora of Mediterranean Europe7
Biogeographic history predicts bee community structure across floral resource gradients in south‐east Australia7
Mapping opportunities and barriers for coexistence between people and pumas in the Argentine Dry Chaco7
Non‐stationary drivers on fish sampling efforts in Brazilian freshwaters7
Environmental and socioeconomic correlates of extinction risk in endemic species7
Dispersal models alert on the risk of non‐native species introduction by Ballast water in protected areas from the Western Antarctic Peninsula7
Too much diversity—Multiple definitions of geodiversity hinder its potential in biodiversity research7
Diversity of endemic cold‐water amphipods threatened by climate warming in northwestern China7
Marine mammal hotspots across the circumpolar Arctic7
Uncertainty in the modelled mortality of two tree species (Fraxinus) under novel climatic regimes7
Global patterns of extinction risk and conservation needs for Rodentia and Eulipotyphla7
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