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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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Surprisingly wide climatic niche breadth of a relict mountain species raises hope for survival under climate change50
International imports and climatic filtering drive compositional variation in non‐native insect establishments45
Correction to ‘Behavioural Thermoregulation by Montane Ungulates Under Climate Warming’44
Conservation of Chinese Theaceae species under future climate and land use changes43
Expanding from local to continental scale—A genetic assessment of the Eurasian wolverine41
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Contrasting Latitudinal Diversity Gradients in Karst and Non‐Karst Forests: Evidence for Bedrock‐Driven Modulation33
Estimating species distribution from camera trap by‐catch data, using jaguarundi ( Herpailurus yagouaroundi ) as an example32
Increasing Global Expansion Speeds of Marine Invaders31
Explaining the anuran beta diversity by pond‐living tadpoles: the role of dispersal limitation and environmental gradients through multiple scales30
Bat Migration Intensifies Cave Fish Richness Loss Under Climate Change in China30
Elevation filters bat, rodent and shrew communities differently by morphological traits28
Mapping the impacts of multiple stressors on the decline in kelps along the coast of Victoria, Australia28
Divergent responses of highly migratory species to climate change in the California Current27
Quantifying Bias and Detectability in Pelagic Seabird Citizen Science: Insights From a Mass‐Participation Cruise‐Based Dataset27
The Distribution of Wild Bee Species Along a Latitudinal Gradient in Northern Europe Depends on Their Flower Preferences26
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Diversity of endemic cold‐water amphipods threatened by climate warming in northwestern China25
Prey Distribution Mapping to Support Conservation Planning25
Biogeographic patterns of Pacific white‐sided dolphins based on long‐term passive acoustic records25
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Genetic divergence and ecological adaptation of an eastern North American spring ephemeral Sanguinaria canadensis23
Invasion genomics uncover complex introduction patterns of the globally invasive whitefly, Bemisia tabaci MED22
Orchids in the Open: Understanding Biodiversity Beyond Madagascar's Forests22
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Low species turnover of upland Amazonian birds in the absence of physical barriers21
Light and temperature drive the distribution of mesophotic benthic communities in the Central Indian Ocean21
Landscape simplification leads to loss of plant–pollinator interaction diversity and flower visitation frequency despite buffering by abundant generalist pollinators20
Priority Areas for Preserving Angiosperm Evolutionary History in the Iberian Peninsula20
High focus on threatened species and habitats may undermine biodiversity conservation: Evidence from the northern Baltic Sea20
Correction to “Conservation Opportunities Across the World's Anthromes”20
Predictions of Future Insect Distributions Under Climate Change20
Climate Warming Drives Northward Contraction and Genetic erosion in a Cold‐Adapted Soil Worm Species20
Contrasting Roles of Threatened and Non‐Threatened Species in European Food Webs20
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Connectivity modelling informs metapopulation structure and conservation priorities for a reef‐building species19
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Penguins on the Move: Mapping Priority Penguin Habitat Areas Under Climate Change19
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Achieving Full Representativity of Seafloor Biodiversity With Minimal Expansion: Exploring a Strategy for New Zealand Marine Conservation19
Multiple facets of biodiversity are threatened by mining‐induced land‐use change in the Brazilian Amazon19
Invasive Alien Plants With Broader Niches Possess Higher Invasive Potential in China as a Result of Niche Conservatism and Effective Niche Filling19
Phylogenetic divergence and population genetics of the hydrothermal vent annelid genus Hesiolyra along the East Pacific Rise: Reappraisal using multi‐locus data18
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Full Annual Cycle Drivers of Phenology in a Migratory Bird Reveal Implications for Spatial Variation in Vulnerability to Climate Change18
British species that are present in Australia have different traits from British species that are not present in Australia18
Tracking a killer shrimp: Dikerogammarus villosus invasion dynamics across Europe18
Vertebrate taxonomic and functional hotspots in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest18
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A spatially explicit risk assessment of salamander populations to Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in the United States17
Species distributions models may predict accurately future distributions but poorly how distributions change: A critical perspective on model validation17
Hindcasting long‐term data unveils the influence of a changing climate on small mammal communities17
Frequent Flooding Drives Regional‐Scale Homogenization of Riparian Soil Microbial Communities in the Three Gorges Reservoir17
Rapid Emergence of an Amphibian Pathogen Coincided With Historic Amphibian Declines in the Neotropics17
Warming drives poleward range contractions of Beringian endemic plant species at high latitudes16
Seasonality shapes community structure and functional group dynamics of zooplankton in Changjiang River estuary and its adjacent waters16
Using automated content analysis to monitor global online trade in endemic reptile species16
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Correction to ‘ rarestR : An R Package Using Rarefaction Metrics to Estimate α‐ and β‐Diversity for Incomplete Samples’16
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Flying by the river side: Survey of bat distributions and environmental contexts along a 1000‐mile river corridor, Green and Colorado Rivers, USA15
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Better together? Assessing different remote sensing products for predicting habitat suitability of wetland birds15
Low Migratory Connectivity and Use of Multiple Non‐Breeding Sites in American Golden‐Plovers Breeding Across the Nearctic Tundra15
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Range contractions and reduced body mass predicted for endemic skinks of the Cameroon Volcanic Line with future warming15
A Spatially Explicit Distribution Model to Support Conservation Strategies for Isolated Small‐Ranged Species: A Case Study From Galápagos14
Staying in situ or shifting range under ongoing climate change: A case of an endemic herb in theHimalaya‐HengduanMountains across elevational gradients14
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Urbanisation Restructures but Does Not Reduce Freshwater Pond Biodiversity14
Climate change alters global invasion vulnerability among ecoregions14
Severe wildfires promoted by climate change negatively impact forest amphibian metacommunities13
Ecological Insights and Management Implications of the Global Migratory Connectivity of Green Turtles13
The Effects of Protected Areas in Nepal as a Barrier Against Plant Invasions Are Associated With Lower Propagule Pressure and Less Intensive Disturbance13
Over 1200 Non‐Native Species Are Established in the Iberian Peninsula13
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Southward Migration: How Climate Change Alters the Prey Dynamics of Spotted Seal in Western Pacific Ocean13
Multiple β‐diversity patterns and the underlying mechanisms across amphibian communities along a subtropical elevational gradient13
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The Spatial Discrepancy Between Colombian Freshwater Fish Suitable Habitats and Existing Protected Areas12
From Hot to Cold Spots: Climate Change is Projected to Modify Diversity Patterns of Small Mammals in a Biodiversity Hotspot12
Species Yet to Be Discovered Are More Threatened and Have Smaller Ranges12
Bioindicators of edge effects within Atlantic Forest remnants: Conservation implications in a threatened biodiversity hotspot12
Citizen science can complement professional invasive plant surveys and improve estimates of suitable habitat12
Causes and effects of sampling bias on marine Western Atlantic biodiversity knowledge12
Methods to detect spatial biases in tracking studies caused by differential representativeness of individuals, populations and time12
Phenotypic trait differences betweenIris pseudacorusin native and introduced ranges support greater capacity of invasive populations to withstand sea level rise12
Impact of Climate Change on the Multiple Facets of Forest Bird Diversity in a Biodiversity Hotspot Within the Atlantic Forest12
Capacity for recovery in Bornean orangutan populations when limiting offtake and retaining forest12
The Importance of Karstic Aquifers for the Past and Future Survival of Groundwater Amphipods12
Native fish assemblages in natural lakes across Japan: Endemism deterioration lasting centuries12
Biogeographic Implications of Biodiversity Shortfalls in a Mid‐Altitude Desert Ecotone of the Arabian Peninsula12
Data coverage, biases, and trends in a global citizen‐science resource for monitoring avian diversity11
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Temporal Biotic Homogenisation Patterns due to Urbanisation Are Taxon‐Dependent11
Genomic Assessment of Australian White Sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias ) Challenges Previous Evidence of Population Subdivision11
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Conservation Priority Areas Based on Phylogenetic Diversity Are Sensitive to Methods of Phylogenetic Inference and Divergence Time Estimation11
Explaining and predicting animal migration under global change10
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Metabarcoding reveals seasonal and spatial patterns of arthropod community assemblages in two contrasting habitats: Desert and oasis of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico10
Molecular Delimitation of Evolutionary Significant Units Reveals Hidden Geographic Drivers of Extinction Risk Within Island Arthropods10
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A 3‐year plankton DNA metabarcoding survey reveals marine biodiversity patterns in Australian coastal waters10
Movement Ecology of a Coastal Foundation Seagrass Species: Insights From Genetic Data and Oceanographic Modelling10
Combining Environmental DNA Data With Oceanography, Life History and Ecology for Detecting Climate‐Induced Range Shifts10
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Where have all the lions gone? Establishing realistic baselines to assess decline and recovery of African lions10
Combining Distribution Models of Plants and Their Mutualists to Map Gaps in the Knowledge of Ecological Interactions10
Local Environmental Filtering and Frequency of Marine Heatwaves Influence Decadal Trends in Coral Composition10
Complete Rainforest Elevational Gradient Reveals Unusual Diversity Patterns of Non‐Volant Mammals in New Guinea10
Dispersal restriction and facilitation in species with differing tolerance to development: A landscape genetics study of native and introduced lizards10
Landscape‐Driven Isolation Among, but High Genetic Diversity Within, Peripheral Populations of a Threatened Frog10
Ecological niche modelling and population genomics provide insights into the geographic and demographic ‘explosion’ of a non‐indigenous salmonid10
Uncertainty in consensus predictions of plant species' vulnerability to climate change10
Correction to ‘Dispersal‐Related Plant Traits Are Associated With Range Size in the Atlantic Forest’10
Correction to ‘Global Distribution Modelling of a Conspicuous Gondwanian Soil Protist Reveals Latitudinal Dispersal Limitation and Range Contraction in Response to Climate Warming’10
Niche shifts over spread of a biological invasion: Unveiling the role of changing habitat preference and density‐dependence10
Tight spatial coupling of a marine predator with soniferous fishes: Using joint modelling to aid in ecosystem approaches to management9
Assessing Mammal Conservation Effectiveness in the World's Highest‐Elevation Protected Area Network9
Plant–frugivore interactions across the Caribbean islands: Modularity, invader complexes and the importance of generalist species9
A Global, Taxon‐Stratified, High‐Resolution Sampling‐Effort Dataset From GBIF for Bias‐Aware Ecological Modelling9
No Sign of Homogenisation in Reef Fish Communities Across an Ecological Transition Zone Exposed to Warming9
Depth and temperature drive patterns of spatial overlap among fish thermal guilds in lakes across Ontario, Canada9
Three hundred years of past and future changes for native fish species in the upper Danube River Basin—Historical flow alterations versus future climate change9
Global distribution modelling of a conspicuous Gondwanian soil protist reveals latitudinal dispersal limitation and range contraction in response to climate warming9
Demographic history, local adaptation and vulnerability to climate change in a tropical mountain bird in New Guinea9
Widespread Decline of Ground Beetles in Germany9
Comparing species and evolutionary diversity metrics to inform conservation9
Diversity and conservation of endemic true bugs for four family groups in China9
Structural and functional effects of global invasion pressure on benthic marine communities—patterns, challenges and priorities9
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How to Identify Priority Sites for Invasive Alien Species Policy and Management9
Biogeographic Spread of the Non‐Indigenous Copepod Pseudodiaptomus marinus in Italian Waters—Insights by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive Surveys9
Multiple Threshold‐Selection Methods Are Needed to Binarise Species Distribution Model Predictions8
Human‐Driven Extinctions Rapidly Alter the Island Biodiversity Patterns of Large and Medium‐Sized Mammals in the Largest Archipelago of China8
Long‐Term Stability of Marine Forests Facing Moderate Gradual Warming in a Remote Biodiversity Hotspot8
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Patterns and drivers in the functional diversity decomposition of invaded stream fish communities8
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 Risk8
Managing for biodiversity: The effects of climate, management and natural disturbance on wildlife species richness8
Intra‐ and Inter‐Decadal Scale Variability in Kelp Population Structure Reveal Both Stability and Decline in a Critical Foundation Species8
Global Drivers of Morphological Variation in Grey Wolves8
Identifying the environmental drivers of corridors and predicting connectivity between seasonal ranges in multiple populations of Alpine ibex ( Capra ibex 8
Classic or hybrid? The performance of next generation ecological models to study the response of Southern Ocean species to changing environmental conditions8
Remember your roots: Biogeographic properties of plants' native habitats can inform invasive plant risk assessments8
Managing multiple uncertainties in species distribution modelling8
Similarity of stream insect trait profiles across biogeographic regions8
Natural and Artificial Structures Influence the Movement and Habitat Connectivity of Whale Sharks ( Rhincodon typus ) Across Seascapes8
The Contribution of Hydric Habitats to the Richness of the Cape Fynbos Flora8
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Invasion history of Lycium ferocissimum in Australia: The impact of admixture on genetic diversity and differentiation8
Problems with combining modelling and social science approaches to understand artisanal fisheries bycatch8
Changes in the spatial patterns of avian migrations: Evidence, mechanisms and causes8
Volunteers Sample Where Endangered Bumble Bees Occur: Model‐Based Triage of Preferential Sampling in Multi‐Species or Integrated Distribution Models8
Cross‐Depth Genetic Connectivity Supports the Role of Deep Kelp Forests as Refuge From Climate Change7
Sex‐specific shifts in morphology and diet in a frog after 50 years of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation7
Benefits of Modelling Abundance for Rare Species Conservation: A Case Study With Multiple Birds Across One Million Hectares7
Marginalising Time in Habitat Selection and Species Distribution Models Improves Inference7
Evaluating the expansion of African species into Europe driven by climate change7
Climate tracking by freshwater fishes suggests that fish diversity in temperate lakes may be increasingly threatened by climate warming7
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Generalist ‘Winners’ Replace Specialist ‘Losers’: Interactions Between Regional Anthropogenic Impacts and Climate Warming Drive Long‐Term Wild Bee Declines7
Effects of global change on bird and beetle populations in boreal forest landscape: An assemblage dissimilarity analysis7
Interaction between regional temperature and shade level shapes saproxylic beetle communities7
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Phenotypic and genetic divergence in a cold‐adapted grasshopper may lead to lineage‐specific responses to rapid climate change7
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Elevational patterns of fish functional and phylogenetic community structure in a monsoon climate river basin7
Contrasting patterns of spatial genetic structure in endangered southern damselfly ( Coenagrion mercuriale ) populations facing habitat fragmentation and7
Distributional ecology: Opening new research windows by addressing aggregation‐related puzzles7
Decomposing trends in bird populations: Climate, life histories and habitat affect different aspects of population change7
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Recent developments in Diversity and Distributions and trends in the field7
A Functional Assessment of Community Vulnerability to the Loss of Myrtaceae From Myrtle Rust6
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Enduring a Major Marine Heatwave: The Role of Local Cool Refugia and Kelp Forests in the Resilience of Marine Invertebrates6
Unveiling the Hidden Impact: Urbanisation Disproportionately Reduces Belowground Insect Functional Group Richness6
Progressing delineations of key biodiversity areas for seabirds, and their application to management of coastal seas6
Considering species functional and phylogenetic rarity in the conservation of fish biodiversity6
Environmental DNA Reveals Major Shifts in Fish and Amphibian Diversity and Distribution in Alpine Lentic Ecosystems of Southwest China, Supporting Im6
Vegetation structure derived from airborne laser scanning to assess species distribution and habitat suitability: The way forward6
Environmental and Biological Drivers of Fish Beta Diversity and Tropical River Conservation in Northern Australia6
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Dispersal‐related plant traits are associated with range size in the Atlantic Forest6
Climate change affects Galliformes taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity indexes, shifting conservation priority areas in China6
Remoteness Is Not a Silver Bullet for Mediating Local Human Stressors on Tropical Benthic Communities6
Designing a Spatial Framework to Create Refugia‐Probability Maps for Conservation Planning: Applications in the Canary Islands6
Coarse‐Scale Online Data Reveal Habitat Similarities but Weak Cross‐Taxa Congruence Between Insectivorous Bats and Birds in the Eastern United States6
Human‐associated genetic landscape of walnuts in the Himalaya: implications for conservation and utilization6
Causal inference and large‐scale expert validation shed light on the drivers of SDM accuracy and variance6
Patterns of species richness and turnover in endemic amphibians of the Guineo‐Congolian rain forest6
The Recovery of Predators Modulates Prey Community Organization Through Concomitant Changes in Aquatic Trophic Networks6
Vulnerability to Climate Changes of Tropical Forests Across Africa6
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Spatially‐Differentiated Regulation of Alien Species Can Be Improved Using Species Distribution Models: Psidium guajava 6
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Redistribution of Cetaceans Based on Ocean Temperature Using Spatiotemporal Regression Models6
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Context dependency in interference competition among birds in an endangered woodland ecosystem6
Smaller, more diverse and on the way to the top: Rapid community shifts of montane wild bees within an extraordinary hot decade6
Modelling the spatial extent of post‐fire sedimentation threat to estimate the impacts of fire on waterways and aquatic species6
Determinants of Terrestrial and Limnic Species Richness in Germany6
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Spatial resolution impacts projected plant responses to climate change on topographically complex islands6
Bringing the forest back: Restoration priorities in Colombia5
Analysing spatio‐temporal patterns of non‐native fish in a biodiversity hotspot across decades5
Macro‐evolutionary dynamics dominated by dispersal promote the formation of regional biodiversity hotspot‐insights from hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in South China5
Modelling Non‐Indigenous Ascidian Larval Dispersal in the Coastal Waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea5
Predicted Range Shifts of Non‐Native Grasses in Response to Climate Change Are Influenced by Photosynthetic Pathway: A Case Study in the Hawaiian Islands5
Climate change threatens the future of rain forest ringtail possums by 20505
Population genetic patterns across the native and invasive range of a widely distributed seagrass: Phylogeographic structure, invasive history and conservation implications5
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Historical Bird Atlas and Contemporary Citizen Science Data Reveal Long‐Term Changes in Geographic Range of Kenyan Birds5
Non‐Native, Non‐Naturalised Plants Suffer Less Herbivory Than Native Plants Across European Botanical Gardens5
Modelling the distribution of rare invertebrates by correcting class imbalance and spatial bias5
Pronounced Genetic Structure Associated With Differences in a Reproductive Trait and Climatic Barriers in Canadian Populations of the Western Toad ( Anaxyrus boreas 5
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Biases and distribution patterns in hard‐bodied microscopic animals (Acari: Halacaridae): Size does not matter, but generalism and sampling effort do5
Global flows of insect transport and establishment: The role of biogeography, trade and regulations5
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Local Climatic Effects on Colonisation and Extinction Drive Changes in Mountain Butterfly Communities5
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Naturalization of introduced plants is driven by life‐form‐dependent cultivation biases5
Distribution of functionally distinct native and non‐indigenous species within marine urban habitats5
Identifying Drivers of Shrubland Biomass in Southern California5
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Extinction and Ecosystem Function Debt Across Dispersal Rate and Behaviour in a Heterogeneous Metacommunity Model5
Distribution Models Reveal Important Coastal Habitats for Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles5
Climate change is predicted to impact the global distribution and richness of pines (genus Pinus) by 20705
Threats to Nature's Contributions to People Provided by Terrestrial Vertebrates Across Europe5
Climate Change Impacts on Antarctic Fish Diversity: A Circumpolar Perspective From eDNA Metabarcoding Assessment5
Impacts of climate change on dragonflies and damselflies in West and Central Asia5
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When Birding Hotspots Get Too Hot: A Geographic Evaluation of Wildfire‐Related Disturbance on Spatiotemporal Biases in Citizen Science Data5
New progress in exploring the mechanisms underlying extraordinarily high biodiversity in global hotspots and their implications for conservation5
Seasonal patterns of juvenile fish assemblages in the surf zones of tropical sandy beaches along Gaolong Bay, Hainan Island, China5
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