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ReviewScience advances2026

Emergent patterns of island biodiversity in the Anthropocene.

Thomas J Matthews, Ferran Sayol, Filipa C Soares, Julia H Heinen, Osanna Chu, Natàlia Martínez-Rubio, Joseph P Wayman, Thomas E Martin, Roberto Rozzi, Céline Bellard and 26 more

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Review in Science advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

36 authors.

Thomas J MatthewsSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) and Birmingham Institute of Forest Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7624-244X
Ferran SayolBETA Technological Centre - University of Vic - Central University of Catalunya (BETA- UVIC- UCC), 08500 Vic, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3540-7487
Filipa C SoaresCIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Campus de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7579-2538
Julia H HeinenPalaeogenomics and Bio-Archaeology Research Network, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3AN, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8384-4273
Osanna ChuSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) and Birmingham Institute of Forest Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0009-0000-3918-989X
Natàlia Martínez-RubioCentre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), 08193 Catalonia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7012-6819
Joseph P WaymanSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) and Birmingham Institute of Forest Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3122-8070
Thomas E MartinOperation Wallacea Ltd, Wallace House, Old Bolingbroke, Spilsby, Lincolnshire PE23 4EX, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2347-982X
Roberto RozziZentralmagazin Naturwissenschaftlicher Sammlungen, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7325-8019
Céline BellardUniversité Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Société Evolution, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
Tim M BlackburnCentre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0152-2663
Paulo A V BorgesCE3C - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group / CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute and Universidade dos Açores - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, PT-9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Açores, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8448-7623
Michael K BorregaardGlobe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-8146-8435
Juliano Sarmento CabralSchool of Biosciences and Birmingham Institute of Forest Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0116-220X
Pedro CardosoCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C), Global Change and Sustainability Institute (CHANGE), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1749-016 Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8119-9960
Bo DalsgaardSection for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, 1353 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-2867-2805
Simone FattoriniDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4517-2135
José María Fernández-PalaciosIsland Ecology and Biogeography Group, Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias (IUETSPC), Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), 38200 La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9741-6878
Matthew R HelmusDepartment of Biology, Temple University, 1925 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3977-0507
Julian P HumeBird Group, Natural History Museum, Akeman Street, Tring HP23 6AP, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5890-9696
Michał T JezierskiSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) and Birmingham Institute of Forest Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9895-2215
Holger KreftDepartment of Biodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4471-8236
Oriol LapiedraCentre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), 08193 Catalonia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0383-0061
Mark V LomolinoCollege of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6937-4762
Sandra NoguéCentre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), 08193 Catalonia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0093-4252
François RigalUniversité de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, CNRS, IPREM, IMT Mines ALES, Pau, France.ORCID 0000-0001-6882-1591
Ana M C SantosCE3C - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes/Azorean Biodiversity Group / CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute and Universidade dos Açores - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Environment, PT-9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Açores, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9197-792X
Julian SchraderSchool of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8392-211X
Xingfeng SiCenter for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Zhejiang Zhoushan Island Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Institute of Eco-Chongming, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4465-2759
Jens-Christian SvenningCenter for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO), Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-3415-0862
Kostas A TriantisDepartment of Ecology and Taxonomy, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens GR-15784, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2737-8890
Luis ValenteNaturalis Biodiversity Center, 2333CR Leiden, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4247-8785
Alexandra A E van der GeerNaturalis Biodiversity Center, 2333CR Leiden, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9588-4739
Patrick WeigeltDepartment of Environmental Science, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES), Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525AJ Nijmegen, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2485-3708
Robert J WhittakerSchool of Geography and the Environment, and St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, Oxford OX14AR, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7775-3383
Søren FaurbyDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 461, SE 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-2974-2628

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Islands have long been foundational to the development of ecological and evolutionary theory, serving as model systems for studying patterns of biodiversity. However, pervasive anthropogenic impacts-particularly species extinctions and introductions-have substantially altered island ecosystems, complicating inferences drawn from contemporary data. Here, we review how these human-driven changes have reshaped key biodiversity patterns on islands, including patterns of species richness, community composition, evolution, and species interactions. We show that many current ecological and evolutionary patterns observed on islands reflect not just natural processes but also a legacy of human-induced change spanning millennia. Approaches that better incorporate paleoecological evidence, along with improved island biodiversity databases and modeling techniques, can help better reconstruct prehuman biodiversity baselines on islands.

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BiodiversityIslandsAnimalsBiological EvolutionEcosystemHumans

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PMID42490450
PMCPMC13394461

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