Robert J. Whittaker
rjwhittaker.bsky.social
Robert J. Whittaker
@rjwhittaker.bsky.social
Biogeographer, based in Oxford, UK, with particular interest in Island Biogeography
Small-island effect is detected for both native and non-native seed plants in the largest archipelago of China - and shown for both species richness and phylogenetic diversity -https://biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=168932
Small-island effect is detected for both native and non-native seed plants in the largest archipelago of China
The small-island effect (SIE) describes a particular form of species–area relationship where species richness on small islands is independent of island area or relates to area in a different way than ...
biogeography.pensoft.net
January 23, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Fish species composition reflects geomorphology in the Western Amazon, the Earth's vertebrate biodiversity hotspot biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...
Fish species composition reflects geomorphology in the Western Amazon, the Earth's vertebrate biodiversity hotspot
Fishes of the Western Amazon exhibit the greatest diversity of any continental vertebrate fauna on Earth. Hypotheses to explain diversity patterns have focused on various ecological and evolutionary p...
biogeography.pensoft.net
January 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM