Classic island biogeography theory predicts that biodiversity and abundance should increase with island size; we make similar predictions for fragmented ecosystems. We’ve shown that pollinator ...

Researchers identify the Lord Howe Island stick insect on the remains of a large volcano in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with ...

Lately we've been learning about the field of island biogeography, but so far every example we've looked at has been... an ...

The species-area relationship is presented in more detail in an article about the theory of island biogeography. So far, we have discussed biodiversity in terms of species richness but not whether ...

"Our results reveal how a key dispersal trait—bird wing shape—can shape fundamental diversity patterns and island ...

Specialisms: Botanical collections, Island biogeography, Macaronesia, plant systematics, Acanthaceae, I am Principal Curator in Charge of the Algae, Fungi and Plants Division, managing the team ...