Diversity and Distributions

Papers
(The median citation count of Diversity and Distributions is 2. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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Correction to ‘Behavioural Thermoregulation by Montane Ungulates Under Climate Warming’55
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Surprisingly wide climatic niche breadth of a relict mountain species raises hope for survival under climate change40
Explaining the anuran beta diversity by pond‐living tadpoles: the role of dispersal limitation and environmental gradients through multiple scales39
Estimating species distribution from camera trap by‐catch data, using jaguarundi ( Herpailurus yagouaroundi ) as an example39
International imports and climatic filtering drive compositional variation in non‐native insect establishments39
Expanding from local to continental scale—A genetic assessment of the Eurasian wolverine36
Changes in plant species richness due to land use and nitrogen deposition across the globe35
Predicting potential distributions of large carnivores in Kenya: An occupancy study to guide conservation34
Conservation of Chinese Theaceae species under future climate and land use changes34
Increasing Global Expansion Speeds of Marine Invaders32
Elevation filters bat, rodent and shrew communities differently by morphological traits32
Contrasting Latitudinal Diversity Gradients in Karst and Non‐Karst Forests: Evidence for Bedrock‐Driven Modulation31
Mapping the impacts of multiple stressors on the decline in kelps along the coast of Victoria, Australia30
Flying insect biomass is negatively associated with urban cover in surrounding landscapes30
Divergent responses of highly migratory species to climate change in the California Current29
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Diversity of endemic cold‐water amphipods threatened by climate warming in northwestern China27
Independent variation of avian sensitivity to climate change and trait‐based adaptive capacity along a tropical elevational gradient27
Correction to “Conservation Opportunities Across the World's Anthromes”27
Dispersal models alert on the risk of non‐native species introduction by Ballast water in protected areas from the Western Antarctic Peninsula26
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Biogeographic patterns of Pacific white‐sided dolphins based on long‐term passive acoustic records25
Predictions of Future Insect Distributions Under Climate Change24
Light and temperature drive the distribution of mesophotic benthic communities in the Central Indian Ocean24
The Distribution of Wild Bee Species Along a Latitudinal Gradient in Northern Europe Depends on Their Flower Preferences24
Prey Distribution Mapping to Support Conservation Planning24
Invasion genomics uncover complex introduction patterns of the globally invasive whitefly, Bemisia tabaci MED23
Multiple facets of biodiversity are threatened by mining‐induced land‐use change in the Brazilian Amazon23
Connectivity modelling informs metapopulation structure and conservation priorities for a reef‐building species23
Energy and physiological tolerance explain multi‐trophic soil diversity in temperate mountains23
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Landscape simplification leads to loss of plant–pollinator interaction diversity and flower visitation frequency despite buffering by abundant generalist pollinators22
Genetic divergence and ecological adaptation of an eastern North American spring ephemeral Sanguinaria canadensis22
High focus on threatened species and habitats may undermine biodiversity conservation: Evidence from the northern Baltic Sea22
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Low species turnover of upland Amazonian birds in the absence of physical barriers22
British species that are present in Australia have different traits from British species that are not present in Australia21
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Warming drives poleward range contractions of Beringian endemic plant species at high latitudes20
A spatially explicit risk assessment of salamander populations to Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in the United States20
Phylogenetic divergence and population genetics of the hydrothermal vent annelid genus Hesiolyra along the East Pacific Rise: Reappraisal using multi‐locus data20
Prioritizing phylogenetic diversity to protect functional diversity of reef corals20
Elevational patterns of amphibian functional and phylogenetic structures in eastern Nepal Himalaya19
Hindcasting long‐term data unveils the influence of a changing climate on small mammal communities19
Species distributions models may predict accurately future distributions but poorly how distributions change: A critical perspective on model validation19
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Full Annual Cycle Drivers of Phenology in a Migratory Bird Reveal Implications for Spatial Variation in Vulnerability to Climate Change19
Frequent Flooding Drives Regional‐Scale Homogenization of Riparian Soil Microbial Communities in the Three Gorges Reservoir19
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Seasonality shapes community structure and functional group dynamics of zooplankton in Changjiang River estuary and its adjacent waters19
Vertebrate taxonomic and functional hotspots in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest19
Invasive Alien Plants With Broader Niches Possess Higher Invasive Potential in China as a Result of Niche Conservatism and Effective Niche Filling19
Using automated content analysis to monitor global online trade in endemic reptile species18
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Tracking a killer shrimp: Dikerogammarus villosus invasion dynamics across Europe18
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Better together? Assessing different remote sensing products for predicting habitat suitability of wetland birds18
Assessing the uncertainty arising from standard land‐cover mapping procedures when modelling species distributions17
Life history traits modulate the influence of environmental stressors on biodiversity: The case of fireflies, climate and artificial light at night17
Climate change alters global invasion vulnerability among ecoregions17
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Staying in situ or shifting range under ongoing climate change: A case of an endemic herb in theHimalaya‐HengduanMountains across elevational gradients17
Multiple β‐diversity patterns and the underlying mechanisms across amphibian communities along a subtropical elevational gradient17
Southward Migration: How Climate Change Alters the Prey Dynamics of Spotted Seal in Western Pacific Ocean16
Severe wildfires promoted by climate change negatively impact forest amphibian metacommunities16
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Over 1200 Non‐Native Species Are Established in the Iberian Peninsula16
Modelling the distribution and intraguild associations of an understudied mesocarnivore across the contiguous United States16
Low Migratory Connectivity and Use of Multiple Non‐Breeding Sites in American Golden‐Plovers Breeding Across the Nearctic Tundra16
Range contractions and reduced body mass predicted for endemic skinks of the Cameroon Volcanic Line with future warming16
Flying by the river side: Survey of bat distributions and environmental contexts along a 1000‐mile river corridor, Green and Colorado Rivers, USA16
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Methods to detect spatial biases in tracking studies caused by differential representativeness of individuals, populations and time15
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Data coverage, biases, and trends in a global citizen‐science resource for monitoring avian diversity15
The Importance of Karstic Aquifers for the Past and Future Survival of Groundwater Amphipods15
Riparian buffers provide refugia during secondary forest succession15
Bioindicators of edge effects within Atlantic Forest remnants: Conservation implications in a threatened biodiversity hotspot15
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Biogeographic Implications of Biodiversity Shortfalls in a Mid‐Altitude Desert Ecotone of the Arabian Peninsula15
Freshwater macroinvertebrate traits assessment as complementary to taxonomic information for mining impact detection in the northern Peruvian Andes15
Capacity for recovery in Bornean orangutan populations when limiting offtake and retaining forest15
Native fish assemblages in natural lakes across Japan: Endemism deterioration lasting centuries15
Temporal Biotic Homogenisation Patterns due to Urbanisation Are Taxon‐Dependent14
Causes and effects of sampling bias on marine Western Atlantic biodiversity knowledge14
What drives spatially varying ecological relationships in a wide‐ranging species?14
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Identifying hotspots and priority areas for xenarthran research and conservation14
The Effects of Protected Areas in Nepal as a Barrier Against Plant Invasions Are Associated With Lower Propagule Pressure and Less Intensive Disturbance14
Citizen science can complement professional invasive plant surveys and improve estimates of suitable habitat14
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Molecular Delimitation of Evolutionary Significant Units Reveals Hidden Geographic Drivers of Extinction Risk Within Island Arthropods14
Phenotypic trait differences betweenIris pseudacorusin native and introduced ranges support greater capacity of invasive populations to withstand sea level rise14
Impact of Climate Change on the Multiple Facets of Forest Bird Diversity in a Biodiversity Hotspot Within the Atlantic Forest14
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From Hot to Cold Spots: Climate Change is Projected to Modify Diversity Patterns of Small Mammals in a Biodiversity Hotspot14
Predicting the distribution of Australian frogs and their overlap with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis under climate change13
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Complete Rainforest Elevational Gradient Reveals Unusual Diversity Patterns of Non‐Volant Mammals in New Guinea13
Fish zeta diversity responses to human pressures and cumulative effects across a freshwater basin13
Movement Ecology of a Coastal Foundation Seagrass Species: Insights From Genetic Data and Oceanographic Modelling13
Combining Distribution Models of Plants and Their Mutualists to Map Gaps in the Knowledge of Ecological Interactions13
Correction to ‘Global Distribution Modelling of a Conspicuous Gondwanian Soil Protist Reveals Latitudinal Dispersal Limitation and Range Contraction in Response to Climate Warming’13
Genomic Assessment of Australian White Sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias ) Challenges Previous Evidence of Population Subdivision13
Alpine plants are on the move: Quantifying distribution shifts of Australian alpine plants through time13
A 3‐year plankton DNA metabarcoding survey reveals marine biodiversity patterns in Australian coastal waters12
Niche shifts over spread of a biological invasion: Unveiling the role of changing habitat preference and density‐dependence12
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Combining Environmental DNA Data With Oceanography, Life History and Ecology for Detecting Climate‐Induced Range Shifts12
Comparing species and evolutionary diversity metrics to inform conservation12
Diversity and conservation of endemic true bugs for four family groups in China12
A hotspot of groundwater amphipod diversity on a crossroad of evolutionary radiations12
Dispersal restriction and facilitation in species with differing tolerance to development: A landscape genetics study of native and introduced lizards12
Local Environmental Filtering and Frequency of Marine Heatwaves Influence Decadal Trends in Coral Composition12
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Plant–frugivore interactions across the Caribbean islands: Modularity, invader complexes and the importance of generalist species12
Tight spatial coupling of a marine predator with soniferous fishes: Using joint modelling to aid in ecosystem approaches to 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
Effects of land use and climate change on functional and phylogenetic diversity of terrestrial vertebrates in a Himalayan biodiversity hotspot12
Explaining and predicting animal migration under global change12
Uncertainty in consensus predictions of plant species' vulnerability to climate change12
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Genogeographic clustering to identify cross‐species concordance of spatial genetic patterns12
Global distribution modelling of a conspicuous Gondwanian soil protist reveals latitudinal dispersal limitation and range contraction in response to climate warming12
Metabarcoding reveals seasonal and spatial patterns of arthropod community assemblages in two contrasting habitats: Desert and oasis of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico12
Ecological niche modelling and population genomics provide insights into the geographic and demographic ‘explosion’ of a non‐indigenous salmonid12
Long‐Term Stability of Marine Forests Facing Moderate Gradual Warming in a Remote Biodiversity Hotspot11
Re‐surveys reveal biotic homogenization of Orthoptera assemblages as a consequence of environmental change11
Biological traits, geographic distributions, and species conservation in aquatic ecosystems11
Demographic history, local adaptation and vulnerability to climate change in a tropical mountain bird in New Guinea11
Classic or hybrid? The performance of next generation ecological models to study the response of Southern Ocean species to changing environmental conditions11
Problems with combining modelling and social science approaches to understand artisanal fisheries bycatch11
Where have all the lions gone? Establishing realistic baselines to assess decline and recovery of African lions11
Structural and functional effects of global invasion pressure on benthic marine communities—patterns, challenges and priorities11
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Managing multiple uncertainties in species distribution modelling11
Invasion history of Lycium ferocissimum in Australia: The impact of admixture on genetic diversity and differentiation11
Depth and temperature drive patterns of spatial overlap among fish thermal guilds in lakes across Ontario, Canada11
Understanding patterns and pathways of exotic perennial grass invasion in South‐eastern Australian grassy communities11
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Widespread Decline of Ground Beetles in Germany10
DNA barcoding of Chironomidae from the Lake Skadar region: Reference library and a comparative analysis of the European fauna10
Improving Species Distribution Models for Stream Networks by Incorporating Spatial Autocorrelation in Multi‐Sourced Datasets: A Range‐Wide Assessment of Idaho Giant Salamander Status and Future Risk10
Patterns and drivers in the functional diversity decomposition of invaded stream fish communities10
The Contribution of Hydric Habitats to the Richness of the Cape Fynbos Flora10
Remember your roots: Biogeographic properties of plants' native habitats can inform invasive plant risk assessments10
How to Identify Priority Sites for Invasive Alien Species Policy and Management10
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Volunteers Sample Where Endangered Bumble Bees Occur: Model‐Based Triage of Preferential Sampling in Multi‐Species or Integrated Distribution Models10
Managing for biodiversity: The effects of climate, management and natural disturbance on wildlife species richness10
Intra‐ and Inter‐Decadal Scale Variability in Kelp Population Structure Reveal Both Stability and Decline in a Critical Foundation Species10
No Sign of Homogenisation in Reef Fish Communities Across an Ecological Transition Zone Exposed to Warming10
Marine mammal hotspots across the circumpolar Arctic10
Natural and Artificial Structures Influence the Movement and Habitat Connectivity of Whale Sharks ( Rhincodon typus ) Across Seascapes10
Identifying the environmental drivers of corridors and predicting connectivity between seasonal ranges in multiple populations of Alpine ibex ( Capra ibex 10
Similarity of stream insect trait profiles across biogeographic regions10
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Elevational patterns of fish functional and phylogenetic community structure in a monsoon climate river basin9
Changes in the spatial patterns of avian migrations: Evidence, mechanisms and causes9
Multiple Threshold‐Selection Methods Are Needed to Binarise Species Distribution Model Predictions9
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Benefits of Modelling Abundance for Rare Species Conservation: A Case Study With Multiple Birds Across One Million Hectares9
Sex‐specific shifts in morphology and diet in a frog after 50 years of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation9
Phenotypic and genetic divergence in a cold‐adapted grasshopper may lead to lineage‐specific responses to rapid climate change9
Recent developments in Diversity and Distributions and trends in the field9
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Contrasting patterns of spatial genetic structure in endangered southern damselfly ( Coenagrion mercuriale ) populations facing habitat fragmentation and9
Evaluating the expansion of African species into Europe driven by climate change9
Effects of global change on bird and beetle populations in boreal forest landscape: An assemblage dissimilarity analysis9
Human‐Driven Extinctions Rapidly Alter the Island Biodiversity Patterns of Large and Medium‐Sized Mammals in the Largest Archipelago of China9
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Marginalising Time in Habitat Selection and Species Distribution Models Improves Inference9
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Climate tracking by freshwater fishes suggests that fish diversity in temperate lakes may be increasingly threatened by climate warming8
A Functional Assessment of Community Vulnerability to the Loss of Myrtaceae From Myrtle Rust8
Dispersal‐related plant traits are associated with range size in the Atlantic Forest8
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Climate change affects Galliformes taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity indexes, shifting conservation priority areas in China8
Vegetation structure derived from airborne laser scanning to assess species distribution and habitat suitability: The way forward8
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Interaction between regional temperature and shade level shapes saproxylic beetle communities8
Remoteness Is Not a Silver Bullet for Mediating Local Human Stressors on Tropical Benthic Communities8
Biogeography of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) in Texas and implications on conservation biology8
Progressing delineations of key biodiversity areas for seabirds, and their application to management of coastal seas8
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Decomposing trends in bird populations: Climate, life histories and habitat affect different aspects of population change8
Spatially‐Differentiated Regulation of Alien Species Can Be Improved Using Species Distribution Models: Psidium guajava 8
Inclusion of biotic variables improves predictions of environmental niche models8
Distributional ecology: Opening new research windows by addressing aggregation‐related puzzles8
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Guiding marine protected area network design with comparative phylogeography and population genomics: An exemplary case from the Southern Ocean8
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Assessing the conservation priority of freshwater lake sites based on taxonomic, functional and environmental uniqueness8
Spatial resolution impacts projected plant responses to climate change on topographically complex islands8
Non‐Native, Non‐Naturalised Plants Suffer Less Herbivory Than Native Plants Across European Botanical Gardens7
Vulnerability to Climate Changes of Tropical Forests Across Africa7
Patterns of species richness and turnover in endemic amphibians of the Guineo‐Congolian rain forest7
Enduring a Major Marine Heatwave: The Role of Local Cool Refugia and Kelp Forests in the Resilience of Marine Invertebrates7
Considering species functional and phylogenetic rarity in the conservation of fish biodiversity7
Heterogeneous environmental seascape across a biogeographic break influences the thermal physiology and tolerances to ocean acidification in an ecosystem engineer7
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Context dependency in interference competition among birds in an endangered woodland ecosystem7
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Human‐associated genetic landscape of walnuts in the Himalaya: implications for conservation and utilization7
Modelling the spatial extent of post‐fire sedimentation threat to estimate the impacts of fire on waterways and aquatic species7
Causal inference and large‐scale expert validation shed light on the drivers of SDM accuracy and variance7
Network analysis of sea turtle movements and connectivity: A tool for conservation prioritization7
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Coarse‐Scale Online Data Reveal Habitat Similarities but Weak Cross‐Taxa Congruence Between Insectivorous Bats and Birds in the Eastern United States7
Environmental and Biological Drivers of Fish Beta Diversity and Tropical River Conservation in Northern Australia7
Smaller, more diverse and on the way to the top: Rapid community shifts of montane wild bees within an extraordinary hot decade7
Unveiling the Hidden Impact: Urbanisation Disproportionately Reduces Belowground Insect Functional Group Richness7
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Historical Bird Atlas and Contemporary Citizen Science Data Reveal Long‐Term Changes in Geographic Range of Kenyan Birds6
Analysing spatio‐temporal patterns of non‐native fish in a biodiversity hotspot across decades6
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Local Climatic Effects on Colonisation and Extinction Drive Changes in Mountain Butterfly Communities6
Distribution of functionally distinct native and non‐indigenous species within marine urban habitats6
Searching for refuge: A framework for identifying site factors conferring resistance to climate‐driven vegetation change6
Seasonal patterns of juvenile fish assemblages in the surf zones of tropical sandy beaches along Gaolong Bay, Hainan Island, China6
Modelling Non‐Indigenous Ascidian Larval Dispersal in the Coastal Waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea6
Adjacent crop type impacts potential pollinator communities and their pollination services in remnants of natural vegetation6
Modelling the distribution of rare invertebrates by correcting class imbalance and spatial bias6
Large‐scale deviations between realized and fundamental thermal niches in global seaweed distributions6
Population genetic patterns across the native and invasive range of a widely distributed seagrass: Phylogeographic structure, invasive history and conservation implications6
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Macro‐evolutionary dynamics dominated by dispersal promote the formation of regional biodiversity hotspot‐insights from hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in South China6
Identifying Drivers of Shrubland Biomass in Southern California6
When Birding Hotspots Get Too Hot: A Geographic Evaluation of Wildfire‐Related Disturbance on Spatiotemporal Biases in Citizen Science Data6
Distance From the Road, Habitat Type and Environmental Factors Predict Distribution of Invasive and Native Plant Species in the Above‐Ground Vegetation and Soil Seedbanks6
Biases and distribution patterns in hard‐bodied microscopic animals (Acari: Halacaridae): Size does not matter, but generalism and sampling effort do6
Sticking around: Plant persistence strategies on edaphic islands6
Climate Change Impacts on Antarctic Fish Diversity: A Circumpolar Perspective From eDNA Metabarcoding Assessment6
Inferring trends in pollinator distributions across the Neotropics from publicly available data remains challenging despite mobilization efforts6
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Climate change is predicted to impact the global distribution and richness of pines (genus Pinus) by 20706
New progress in exploring the mechanisms underlying extraordinarily high biodiversity in global hotspots and their implications for conservation6
Extinction and Ecosystem Function Debt Across Dispersal Rate and Behaviour in a Heterogeneous Metacommunity Model6
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