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Parallel declines in species and genetic diversity driven by anthropogenic disturbance: a multispecies approach in a French Atlantic dune system

Frey, David ; Arrigo, Nils ; Granereau, Gilles ; Sarr, Anouk ; Felber, François ; Kozlowski, Gregor

In: Evolutionary Applications, 2016, p. -

Numerous studies assess the correlation between genetic and species diversities, but the processes underlying the observed patterns have only received limited attention. For instance, varying levels of habitat disturbance across a region may locally reduce both diversities due to extinctions, and increased genetic drift during population bottlenecks and founder events. We investigated the...

Université de Fribourg

InvasiBES: Understanding and managing the impacts of Invasive alien species on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Gallardo, Belinda ; Bacher, Sven ; Bradley, Bethany ; Comín, Francisco A. ; Gallien, Laure ; Jeschke, Jonathan M. ; Sorte, Cascade J. B. ; Vilà, Montserrat

In: NeoBiota, 2019, vol. 50, p. 109–122

Invasive Alien Species (IAS) are amongst the most significant drivers of species extinction and ecosystem degradation, causing negative impacts on ecosystem services and human well-being. InvasiBES, a project funded by BiodivERsA-Belmont Forum for 2019–2021, will use data and models across scales, habitats and species to understand and anticipate the multi-faceted impacts of IAS and to...

Université de Fribourg

Determinants of local ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species richness and activity density across Europe

Kumschick, Sabrina ; Schmidt-Entling, Martin H. ; Bacher, Sven ; Hickler, Thomas ; Espadaler, Xavier ; Nentwig, Wolfgang

In: Ecological Entomology, 2009, vol. 34, no. 6, p. 748 - 754

1. Species richness is influenced by local habitat features and large-scale climatic gradients. Usually, both influences are studied in isolation because of the divergent spatial scales at which they occur. Here, we compared the influence of large-scale climate and local habitat type on European ants using a continent-wide, standardised sampling programme.2. We investigated species richness and...

Université de Fribourg

Range-wide patterns of nuclear and chloroplast DNA diversity in Vriesea gigantea (Bromeliaceae), a neotropical forest species

Palma-Silva, Clarisse ; Lexer, Christian ; Paggi, G. M. ; Barbará, Thelma ; Bered, F. ; Bodanese-Zanettini, M. H.

In: Heredity, 2009, vol. 103, p. 503–512

The processes that have shaped the extraordinary species diversity in neotropical rainforests are poorly understood, and knowledge about the patterns of genetic diversity across species' ranges is scarce, in contrast to other regions of the globe. We have conducted a range-wide study of genetic diversity in a plant endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, Vriesea gigantea (Bromeliaceae),...