Diversity and Distributions

Papers
(The TQCC of Diversity and Distributions is 9. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
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Surprisingly wide climatic niche breadth of a relict mountain species raises hope for survival under climate change69
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Correction to ‘Behavioural Thermoregulation by Montane Ungulates Under Climate Warming’50
Predicting potential distributions of large carnivores in Kenya: An occupancy study to guide conservation45
Contrasting Latitudinal Diversity Gradients in Karst and Non‐Karst Forests: Evidence for Bedrock‐Driven Modulation40
Explaining the anuran beta diversity by pond‐living tadpoles: the role of dispersal limitation and environmental gradients through multiple scales40
Estimating species distribution from camera trap by‐catch data, using jaguarundi ( Herpailurus yagouaroundi ) as an example40
Elevation filters bat, rodent and shrew communities differently by morphological traits38
Invasive herbaceous respond more negatively to elevated ozone concentration than native species37
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Changes in plant species richness due to land use and nitrogen deposition across the globe34
International imports and climatic filtering drive compositional variation in non‐native insect establishments34
Conservation of Chinese Theaceae species under future climate and land use changes33
Expanding from local to continental scale—A genetic assessment of the Eurasian wolverine31
Flying insect biomass is negatively associated with urban cover in surrounding landscapes30
Mapping the impacts of multiple stressors on the decline in kelps along the coast of Victoria, Australia30
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Divergent responses of highly migratory species to climate change in the California Current29
Independent variation of avian sensitivity to climate change and trait‐based adaptive capacity along a tropical elevational gradient28
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Correction to “Conservation Opportunities Across the World's Anthromes”27
Diversity of endemic cold‐water amphipods threatened by climate warming in northwestern China27
Dispersal models alert on the risk of non‐native species introduction by Ballast water in protected areas from the Western Antarctic Peninsula27
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Low species turnover of upland Amazonian birds in the absence of physical barriers26
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Multiple facets of biodiversity are threatened by mining‐induced land‐use change in the Brazilian Amazon24
Invasion genomics uncover complex introduction patterns of the globally invasive whitefly, Bemisia tabaci MED24
Prey Distribution Mapping to Support Conservation Planning24
Biogeographic patterns of Pacific white‐sided dolphins based on long‐term passive acoustic records24
Predictions of Future Insect Distributions Under Climate Change23
High focus on threatened species and habitats may undermine biodiversity conservation: Evidence from the northern Baltic Sea23
Ecological interactions mediate projected loss of kelp biomass under climate change23
The Distribution of Wild Bee Species Along a Latitudinal Gradient in Northern Europe Depends on Their Flower Preferences23
Landscape simplification leads to loss of plant–pollinator interaction diversity and flower visitation frequency despite buffering by abundant generalist pollinators23
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Connectivity modelling informs metapopulation structure and conservation priorities for a reef‐building species22
Light and temperature drive the distribution of mesophotic benthic communities in the Central Indian Ocean22
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Genetic divergence and ecological adaptation of an eastern North American spring ephemeral Sanguinaria canadensis22
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Energy and physiological tolerance explain multi‐trophic soil diversity in temperate mountains22
Prioritizing phylogenetic diversity to protect functional diversity of reef corals21
Warming drives poleward range contractions of Beringian endemic plant species at high latitudes21
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Phylogenetic divergence and population genetics of the hydrothermal vent annelid genus Hesiolyra along the East Pacific Rise: Reappraisal using multi‐locus data21
Seasonality shapes community structure and functional group dynamics of zooplankton in Changjiang River estuary and its adjacent waters20
Elevational patterns of amphibian functional and phylogenetic structures in eastern Nepal Himalaya20
A spatially explicit risk assessment of salamander populations to Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in the United States20
Vertebrate taxonomic and functional hotspots in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest20
Using automated content analysis to monitor global online trade in endemic reptile species19
British species that are present in Australia have different traits from British species that are not present in Australia19
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Full Annual Cycle Drivers of Phenology in a Migratory Bird Reveal Implications for Spatial Variation in Vulnerability to Climate Change19
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
Tracking a killer shrimp: Dikerogammarus villosus invasion dynamics across Europe19
Invasive Alien Plants With Broader Niches Possess Higher Invasive Potential in China as a Result of Niche Conservatism and Effective Niche Filling19
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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
Flying by the river side: Survey of bat distributions and environmental contexts along a 1000‐mile river corridor, Green and Colorado Rivers, USA17
Southward Migration: How Climate Change Alters the Prey Dynamics of Spotted Seal in Western Pacific Ocean17
Range contractions and reduced body mass predicted for endemic skinks of the Cameroon Volcanic Line with future warming17
Modelling the distribution and intraguild associations of an understudied mesocarnivore across the contiguous United States17
Multiple β‐diversity patterns and the underlying mechanisms across amphibian communities along a subtropical elevational gradient17
Staying in situ or shifting range under ongoing climate change: A case of an endemic herb in theHimalaya‐HengduanMountains across elevational gradients17
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
Severe wildfires promoted by climate change negatively impact forest amphibian metacommunities17
Over 1200 Non‐Native Species Are Established in the Iberian Peninsula17
Riparian buffers provide refugia during secondary forest succession16
Population decline at distribution margins: Assessing extinction risk in the last glacial relictual but still functional metapopulation of a European butterfly16
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The Effects of Protected Areas in Nepal as a Barrier Against Plant Invasions Are Associated With Lower Propagule Pressure and Less Intensive Disturbance16
Data coverage, biases, and trends in a global citizen‐science resource for monitoring avian diversity15
Bioindicators of edge effects within Atlantic Forest remnants: Conservation implications in a threatened biodiversity hotspot15
The Importance of Karstic Aquifers for the Past and Future Survival of Groundwater Amphipods15
Temporal Biotic Homogenisation Patterns due to Urbanisation Are Taxon‐Dependent15
Impact of Climate Change on the Multiple Facets of Forest Bird Diversity in a Biodiversity Hotspot Within the Atlantic Forest15
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
Citizen science can complement professional invasive plant surveys and improve estimates of suitable habitat15
Phenotypic trait differences betweenIris pseudacorusin native and introduced ranges support greater capacity of invasive populations to withstand sea level rise15
Native fish assemblages in natural lakes across Japan: Endemism deterioration lasting centuries15
Biogeographic Implications of Biodiversity Shortfalls in a Mid‐Altitude Desert Ecotone of the Arabian Peninsula15
Methods to detect spatial biases in tracking studies caused by differential representativeness of individuals, populations and time15
What drives spatially varying ecological relationships in a wide‐ranging species?14
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Causes and effects of sampling bias on marine Western Atlantic biodiversity knowledge14
Alpine plants are on the move: Quantifying distribution shifts of Australian alpine plants through time14
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From Hot to Cold Spots: Climate Change is Projected to Modify Diversity Patterns of Small Mammals in a Biodiversity Hotspot14
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Molecular Delimitation of Evolutionary Significant Units Reveals Hidden Geographic Drivers of Extinction Risk Within Island Arthropods14
Predicting the distribution of Australian frogs and their overlap with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis under climate change14
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Identifying hotspots and priority areas for xenarthran research and conservation14
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Correction to ‘Global Distribution Modelling of a Conspicuous Gondwanian Soil Protist Reveals Latitudinal Dispersal Limitation and Range Contraction in Response to Climate Warming’14
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Combining Distribution Models of Plants and Their Mutualists to Map Gaps in the Knowledge of Ecological Interactions13
Explaining and predicting animal migration under global change13
A 3‐year plankton DNA metabarcoding survey reveals marine biodiversity patterns in Australian coastal waters13
Dispersal restriction and facilitation in species with differing tolerance to development: A landscape genetics study of native and introduced lizards13
Movement Ecology of a Coastal Foundation Seagrass Species: Insights From Genetic Data and Oceanographic Modelling13
Combining Environmental DNA Data With Oceanography, Life History and Ecology for Detecting Climate‐Induced Range Shifts13
Fish zeta diversity responses to human pressures and cumulative effects across a freshwater basin13
Genomic Assessment of Australian White Sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias ) Challenges Previous Evidence of Population Subdivision13
Local Environmental Filtering and Frequency of Marine Heatwaves Influence Decadal Trends in Coral Composition13
Niche shifts over spread of a biological invasion: Unveiling the role of changing habitat preference and density‐dependence13
Global distribution modelling of a conspicuous Gondwanian soil protist reveals latitudinal dispersal limitation and range contraction in response to climate warming12
Diversity and conservation of endemic true bugs for four family groups in China12
Plant–frugivore interactions across the Caribbean islands: Modularity, invader complexes and the importance of generalist species12
Uncertainty in consensus predictions of plant species' vulnerability to climate change12
Genogeographic clustering to identify cross‐species concordance of spatial genetic patterns12
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Tight spatial coupling of a marine predator with soniferous fishes: Using joint modelling to aid in ecosystem approaches to management12
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Depth and temperature drive patterns of spatial overlap among fish thermal guilds in lakes across Ontario, Canada12
Biological traits, geographic distributions, and species conservation in aquatic ecosystems12
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
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Ecological niche modelling and population genomics provide insights into the geographic and demographic ‘explosion’ of a non‐indigenous salmonid11
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
Classic or hybrid? The performance of next generation ecological models to study the response of Southern Ocean species to changing environmental conditions11
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Remember your roots: Biogeographic properties of plants' native habitats can inform invasive plant risk assessments11
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Comparing species and evolutionary diversity metrics to inform conservation11
Effects of land use and climate change on functional and phylogenetic diversity of terrestrial vertebrates in a Himalayan biodiversity hotspot11
Invasion history of Lycium ferocissimum in Australia: The impact of admixture on genetic diversity and differentiation11
Understanding patterns and pathways of exotic perennial grass invasion in South‐eastern Australian grassy communities11
Marine mammal hotspots across the circumpolar Arctic11
No Sign of Homogenisation in Reef Fish Communities Across an Ecological Transition Zone Exposed to Warming11
Metabarcoding reveals seasonal and spatial patterns of arthropod community assemblages in two contrasting habitats: Desert and oasis of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico11
Re‐surveys reveal biotic homogenization of Orthoptera assemblages as a consequence of environmental change11
A hotspot of groundwater amphipod diversity on a crossroad of evolutionary radiations11
Managing multiple uncertainties in species distribution modelling11
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Problems with combining modelling and social science approaches to understand artisanal fisheries bycatch11
Demographic history, local adaptation and vulnerability to climate change in a tropical mountain bird in New Guinea11
Podocarpus in the palaeogeographically complex island of Hispaniola: A stepping‐stone colonization and conservation recommendations10
Multiple Threshold‐Selection Methods Are Needed to Binarise Species Distribution Model Predictions10
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
Long‐Term Stability of Marine Forests Facing Moderate Gradual Warming in a Remote Biodiversity Hotspot10
Widespread Decline of Ground Beetles in Germany10
The Contribution of Hydric Habitats to the Richness of the Cape Fynbos Flora10
Similarity of stream insect trait profiles across biogeographic regions10
DNA barcoding of Chironomidae from the Lake Skadar region: Reference library and a comparative analysis of the European fauna10
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Intra‐ and Inter‐Decadal Scale Variability in Kelp Population Structure Reveal Both Stability and Decline in a Critical Foundation Species10
Managing for biodiversity: The effects of climate, management and natural disturbance on wildlife species richness10
How to Identify Priority Sites for Invasive Alien Species Policy and Management10
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Phenotypic and genetic divergence in a cold‐adapted grasshopper may lead to lineage‐specific responses to rapid climate change9
Contrasting patterns of spatial genetic structure in endangered southern damselfly ( Coenagrion mercuriale ) populations facing habitat fragmentation and9
Benefits of Modelling Abundance for Rare Species Conservation: A Case Study With Multiple Birds Across One Million Hectares9
Recent developments in Diversity and Distributions and trends in the field9
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Patterns and drivers in the functional diversity decomposition of invaded stream fish communities9
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Natural and Artificial Structures Influence the Movement and Habitat Connectivity of Whale Sharks ( Rhincodon typus ) Across Seascapes9
Evaluating the expansion of African species into Europe driven by climate change9
Sex‐specific shifts in morphology and diet in a frog after 50 years of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation9
Identifying the environmental drivers of corridors and predicting connectivity between seasonal ranges in multiple populations of Alpine ibex ( Capra ibex 9
Interaction between regional temperature and shade level shapes saproxylic beetle communities9
Volunteers Sample Where Endangered Bumble Bees Occur: Model‐Based Triage of Preferential Sampling in Multi‐Species or Integrated Distribution Models9
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Elevational patterns of fish functional and phylogenetic community structure in a monsoon climate river basin9
Marginalising Time in Habitat Selection and Species Distribution Models Improves Inference9
Effects of global change on bird and beetle populations in boreal forest landscape: An assemblage dissimilarity analysis9
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Changes in the spatial patterns of avian migrations: Evidence, mechanisms and causes9
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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