Publications

T.J. Matthews, F.Rigal (2021). Thresholds and the species–area relationship: a set of functions for fitting, evaluating and plotting a range of commonly used piecewise models in R. Frontiers of Biogeography, 13(1), e49404.

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S. Alirezazadeh, P.A.V. Borges, P. Cardoso, R. Gabriel, F.Rigal, L.Borda-de-Agua (2021). Spatial scaling patterns of functional diversity. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9:607177.

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S.Sfenthourakis, K.A.Triantis, K.Proios, F.Rigal (2021). The role of ecological specialization in shaping patterns of insular communities. Journal of Biogeography, 48(2), pp. 243-252 Editor’s Choice.

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P. Cardoso, V.V. Branco, P.A.V. Borges, J.C. Carvalho, F.Rigal, R. Gabriel, S. Mammola, J. Cascalho, L. Correia (2020). Automated Discovery of Relationships, Models, and Principles in Ecology. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8:530135.

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N. Macias-Hernandez, M. Domenech, P. Cardoso, B.C. Emerson, P.A.V. Borges, J. Lozano-Fernandez, O.S. Paulo, A. Vieira, A. Enguídanos, F. Rigal, I.R. Amorim, M.A. Arnedo (2020). Building a Robust, Densely-Sampled Spider Tree of Life for Ecosystem Research. Diversity, 12, 288.

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T.J. Matthews, F. Rigal, K. Proios, K.A. Triantis, R.J. Whittaker (2020). Explaining variation in island species–area relationship (ISAR) model parameters between different archipelago types: expanding a global model of ISARs. In: The Species-Area Relationship: Theory and Application (T.J. Matthews, K.A. Triantis & R.J. Whittaker), pp. 51-77. Cambridge University Press.

T. Rosset, S. Binet, J.M. Antoine, E. Lerigoleur, F. Rigal, L. Gandois (2020). Drivers of seasonal- and event-scale DOC dynamics at the outlet of mountainous peatlands revealed by high-frequency monitoring. Biogeosciences, 17, pp. 3705–3722.

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T.J. Matthews, F. Rigal, K. Kougioumoutzis, P. Trigas, K.A. Triantis (2020). Unravelling the small-island effect through phylogenetic community ecology. Journal of Biogeography, 47(11), pp. 2341-2352.

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P.A.V. Borges, F. Rigal, A. Ros-Prieto, P. Cardoso (2020). Increase of insular exotic arthropod diversity is a fundamental dimension of the current biodiversity crisis. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 15(3) pp. 508-518.

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J. Malumbres-Olarte, M. Boieiro, P. Cardoso, R. Carvalho, L.C.F. Crespo, R. Gabriel, N. M. Hernández, O. S. Paulo, F. Pereira, C. Rego, A. Ros-Prieto, I. Silva, A. Vieira, F. Rigal and P.A.V. Borges (2020). Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macaronesia II: The native forests and dry habitats of Madeira archipelago (Madeira and Porto Santo islands). Biodiversity Data Journal, (8), e47502.

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T.J. Matthews, F. Rigal, K.A. Triantis, R.J. Whittaker (2019). A global model of island species-area relationships. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) 116 (25), 12337-12342.

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J. Malumbres-Olarte, P. Cardoso, L.C.F. Crespo, R. Gabriel, F. Pereira , R. Carvalho, C. Rego, R. Nunes , M.T. Ferreira, I.R.A. Amorim, F. Rigal, P. A.V. Borges (2019). Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macaronesia I: the native forests of the Azores (Pico and Terceira islands). Biodiversity Data Journal, (7), e32625.

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C. Rego, M. Boieiro, F. Rigal, S. P. Ribeiro, P. Cardoso and P. A.V. Borges (2019). Taxonomic and functional diversity of insect herbivore assemblages associated with the canopy-dominant trees of the Azorean native forest. PLoS ONE, (14), 7.

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T.J. Matthews, M.K. Borregaard, C.S. Gillespie, F. Rigal, K.I. Ugland, R.F. Kruger, R. Marques, J.P. Sadler, P.A.V. Borges, Y. Kubota, R.J. Whittaker (2019). Extension of the gambin model to multimodal species abundance distributions. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, (10), 3, pp. 432-437.

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S.J. Norder, K. Proios, R.J. Whittaker, M.R. Alonso, P.A.V. Borges, M.K. Borregaard, R.H. Cowie, F.B.V. Florens, A.M. de Frias Martins, M. Ibanez, W.D. Kissling, L. de Nascimento, R. Otto, C.E. Parent, F. Rigal, B.H. Warren, J.M. Fernandez-Palacios, E.E. van Loon, K.A. Triantis, K.F. Rijsdijk (2019). Beyond the Last Glacial Maximum: Island endemism is best explained by long-lasting archipelago configurations. Global Ecology and Biogeography, (28), 2, pp. 184-197.

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P.A.V. Borges, P. Cardoso, H. Kreft, R.J. Whittaker, S. Fattorini, B.C. Emerson, A. Gil, R.G. Gillespie, T.J. Matthews, A.M.C. Santos, M.J. Steinbauer, C. Thebaud, C. Ah-Peng, I.R. Amorim, S.C. Aranda, A.M. Arroz, J.M.N. Azevedo, M. Boieiro, L. Borda-de-Agua, J.C. Carvalho, R.B. Elias, J.M. Fernandez-Palacios, M. Florencio, J.M. Gonzalez-Mancebo, L.R. Heaney, J. Hortal, C. Kueffer, B. Lequette, J.L. Martin-Esquivel, H. Lopez, L. Lamelas-Lopez, J. Marcelino, R. Nunes, P. Oromi, J. Patino, A.J. Perez, C. Rego, S.P. Ribeiro, F. Rigal, P. Rodrigues, A.J. Rominger, M. Santos-Reis, H. Schaefer, C. Sergio, A.R.M. Serrano, M. Sim-Sim, P.J. Stephenson, A.O. Soares, D. Strasberg, A. Vanderporten, V. Vieira, R. Gabriel (2018). Global Island Monitoring Scheme (GIMS): a proposal for the long-term coordinated survey and monitoring of native island forest biota. Biodiversity and Conservation, (27), 10, pp. 2567-2586.

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F. Rigal, P. Cardoso, J.M. Lobo, K.A. Triantis, R.J. Whittaker, I.R. Amorim, P.A.V. Borges (2018). Functional traits of indigenous and exotic ground-dwelling arthropods show contrasting responses to land-use change in an oceanic island, Terceira, Azores. Diversity and Distributions, (24), 1, pp. 36-47.

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P.A.V. Borges, P. Cardoso, S. Fattorini, F. Rigal, T.J. Matthews, L. Di Biase, I.R. Amorim, M. Florencio, L. Borda-de-agua, C. Rego, F. Pereira, R. Nunes, R. Carvalho, M.T. Ferreira, H. Lopez, A.J.P. Delgado, R. Otto, S.F. Lugo, L. de Nascimento, J. Caujape-Castells, J. Casquet, S. Danflous, J. Fournel, A.-M. Sadeyen, R.B. Elias, J.M. Fernandez-Palacios, P. Oromi, C. Thebaud, D. Strasberg, B.C. Emerson (2018). Community structure of woody plants on islands along a bioclimatic gradient. Frontiers of Biogeography, (10), 3-4.

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R.J. Whittaker, J.M. Fernandez-Palacios, T.J. Matthews, F. Rigal, K.A. Triantis (2018). Archipelagos and meta-archipelagos. Frontiers of Biogeography, (10), 3-4.

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M. Boieiro, T.J. Matthews, C. Rego, L. Crespo, C.A.S. Aguiar, P. Cardoso, F. Rigal, I. Silva, F. Pereira, P.A.V. Borges, A.R.M. Serrano (2018). A comparative analysis of terrestrial arthropod assemblages from a relict forest unveils historical extinctions and colonization differences between two oceanic islands. PLoS ONE, (13), 4.

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R. Hernandez-Hernandez, P.A.V. Borges, R. Gabriel, F. Rigal, C. Ah-Peng, J.M. Gonzalez-Mancebo (2017). Scaling α- and β-diversity: bryophytes along an elevational gradient on a subtropical oceanic Island (La Palma, Canary Islands). Journal of Vegetation Science, (28), 6, pp. 1209-1219.

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A. Picanço, A. Gil, F. Rigal, P.A.V. Borges (2017). Pollination services mapping and economic valuation from insect communities: A case study in the Azores (Terceira Island). Nature Conservation, (18), pp. 1-25.

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M.K. Borregaard, I.R. Amorim, P.A.V. Borges, J.S. Cabral, J.M. Fernandez-Palacios, R. Field, L.R. Heaney, H. Kreft, T.J. Matthews, J.M. Olesen, J. Price, F. Rigal, M.J. Steinbauer, K.A. Triantis, L. Valente, P. Weigelt, R.J. Whittaker (2017). Oceanic island biogeography through the lens of the general dynamic model: Assessment and prospect. Biological Reviews, (92), 2, pp. 830-853.

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A. Picanço, F. Rigal, T.J. Matthews, P. Cardoso, P.A.V. Borges (2017). Impact of land-use change on flower-visiting insect communities on an oceanic island. Insect Conservation and Diversity, (10), 3, pp. 211-223.

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D.S.G. Henriques, F. Rigal, P.A.V. Borges, C. Ah-Peng, R. Gabriel (2017). Functional diversity and composition of bryophyte water-related traits in Azorean native vegetation. Plant Ecology and Diversity, (10), 2-3, pp. 127-137.

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L. Borda-De-Agua, R.J. Whittaker, P. Cardoso, F. Rigal, A.M.C. Santos, I.R. Amorim, A. Parmakelis, K.A. Triantis, H.M. Pereira, P.A.V. Borges (2017). Dispersal ability determines the scaling properties of species abundance distributions: A case study using arthropods from the Azores. Scientific Reports, (7), 1, 3899.

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P.A.V. Borges, I.R. Amorim, S. Terzopoulou, F. Rigal, B.C. Emerson, A.R.M. Serrano (2017). Cryptic diversity in the Azorean beetle genus Tarphius Erichson, 1845 (Coleoptera: Zopheridae): An integrative taxonomic approach with description of four new species. Zootaxa, (4236), 3, pp. 401-449.

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A. Picanço, F. Rigal, P.A.V. Borges (2017). Area prioritization for insect pollinator communities on an Oceanic Island. Arquipelago - Life and Marine Sciences, (34), pp. 85-104.

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S. Fattorini, F. Rigal, P. Cardoso, P.A.V. Borges (2016). Using species abundance distribution models and diversity indices for biogeographical analyses. Acta Oecologica, (70), pp. 21-28.

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M. Florencio, F. Rigal, P.A.V. Borges, P. Cardoso, A.M.C. Santos, J.M. Lobo (2016). The role of plant fidelity and land-use changes on island exotic and indigenous canopy spiders at local and regional scales. Biological Invasions, (18), 8, pp. 2309-2324.

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P.A.V. Borges, C. Gaspar, L.C.F. Crespo, F. Rigal, P. Cardoso, F. Pereira, C. Rego, I.R. Amorim, C. Melo, C. Aguiar, G. Andre, E.P. Mendonca, S. Ribeiro, J. Hortal, A.M.C. Santos, L. Barcelos, H. Enghoff, V. Mahnert, M.T. Pita, J. Ribes, A. Baz, A.B. Sousa, V. Vieira, J. Wunderlich, A. Parmakelis, R.J. Whittaker, J.A. Quartau, A.R. Serrano, K.A. Triantis (2016). New records and detailed distribution and abundance of selected arthropod species collected between 1999 and 2011 in Azorean native forests. Biodiversity Data Journal, (4), e10948.

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T.J. Matthews, K.A. Triantis, F. Rigal, M.K. Borregaard, F. Guilhaumon, R.J. Whittaker (2016). Island species-area relationships and species accumulation curves are not equivalent: An analysis of habitat island datasets. Global Ecology and Biogeography, (25), 5, pp. 607-618.

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K.A. Triantis*, F. Rigal*, C.E. Parent, R.A.D. Cameron, B. Lenzner, A. Parmakelis, N.W. Yeung, M.R. Alonso, M. Ibanez, A.M. de Frias Martins, D.N.F. Teixeira, O.L. Griffiths, Y. Yanes, K.A. Hayes, R.C. Preece, R.H. Cowie (2016). Discordance between morphological and taxonomic diversity: land snails of oceanic archipelagos. Journal of Biogeography, (43), 10, pp. 2050-2061 (*Equal contribution).

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J.C. Carvalho, P. Cardoso, F. Rigal, K.A. Triantis, P.A.V. Borges (2015). Modeling directional spatio-temporal processes in island biogeography. Ecology and Evolution, (5), 20, pp. 4671-4682.

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S. Terzopoulou, F. Rigal, R.J. Whittaker, P.A.V. Borges, K.A. Triantis (2015). Drivers of extinction: The case of Azorean Beetles. Biology Letters, (11), 6.

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A. Parmakelis, F. Rigal, T. Mourikis, K. Balanika, S. Terzopoulou, C. Rego, I.R. Amorim, L. Crespo, F. Pereira, K.A. Triantis, R.J. Whittaker, P.A.V. Borges (2015). Comparative phylogeography of endemic Azorean arthropods Microbe-host interactions and microbial pathogenicity. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (15), 1.

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C. Riquelme*, F. Rigal*, J.J.M. Hathaway, D.E. Northup, M.N. Spilde, P.A.V. Borges, R. Gabriel, I.R. Amorim, M.L.N.E. Dapkevicius (2015). Cave microbial community composition in oceanic islands: Disentangling the effect of different colored mats in diversity patterns of Azorean lava caves. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, (91), 12, pp. 1-12 (*Equal contribution).

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P. Cardoso, F. Rigal, J.C. Carvalho (2015). BAT - Biodiversity Assessment Tools, an R package for the measurement and estimation of alpha and beta taxon, phylogenetic and functional diversity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, (6), 2, pp. 232-236.

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R. Nunes, R. Gabriel, R.B. Elias, F. Rigal, A.O. Soares, P. Cardoso, P.A.V. Borges (2015). Arthropods and other biota associated with the Azorean trees and shrubs: Juniperus brevifolia. Arquipelago - Life and Marine Sciences, (32), pp. 19-48.

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T.J. Matthews, M.K. Borregaard, K.I. Ugland, P.A.V. Borges, F. Rigal, P. Cardoso, R.J. Whittaker (2014). The gambin model provides a superior fit to species abundance distributions with a single free parameter: Evidence, implementation and interpretation. Ecography, (37), 10, pp. 1002-1011.

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P. Cardoso, F. Rigal, J.C. Carvalho, M. Fortelius, P.A.V. Borges, J. Podani, D. Schmera (2014). Partitioning taxon, phylogenetic and functional beta diversity into replacement and richness difference components. Journal of Biogeography, (41), 4, pp. 749-761.

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R.J. Whittaker, F. Rigal, P.A.V. Borges, P. Cardoso, S. Terzopoulou, F. Casanoves, L. Pla, F. Guilhaumon, R.J. Ladle, K.A. Triantis (2014). Functional biogeography of oceanic islands and the scaling of functional diversity in the Azores. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), (111), 38, pp. 13709-13714.

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P. Cardoso, F. Rigal, P.A.V. Borges, J.C. Carvalho (2014). A new frontier in biodiversity inventory: A proposal for estimators of phylogenetic and functional diversity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, (5), 5, pp. 452-461.

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F. Rigal, R.J. Whittaker, K.A. Triantis, P.A.V. Borges (2013). Integration of non-indigenous species within the interspecific abundance-occupancy relationship. Acta Oecologica, (48), pp. 69-75.

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P. Cardoso*, F. Rigal*, S. Fattorini, S. Terzopoulou, P.A.V. Borges (2013). Integrating landscape disturbance and indicator species in conservation studies. PLoS ONE, (8), 5 (*Equal contribution).

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P. Kotsakiozi, F. Rigal, E.D. Valakos, A. Parmakelis (2013). Disentangling the effects of intraspecies variability, phylogeny, space, and climate on the evolution of shell morphology in endemic Greek land snails of the genus Codringtonia. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, (110), 4, pp. 796-813.

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A. Parmakelis, K. Balanika, S. Terzopoulou, F. Rigal, R.R. Beasley, K.L. Jones, S.L. Lance, R.J. Whittaker, K.A. Triantis, P.A.V. Borges (2013). Development of 28 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the endemic Azorean spider Sancus acoreensis (Araneae, Tetragnathidae). Conservation Genetics Resources, (5), 4, pp. 1133-1134.

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S. Fattorini, P. Cardoso, F. Rigal, P.A.V. Borges (2012). Use of arthropod rarity for area prioritisation: Insights from the Azorean islands. PLoS ONE, (7), 3.

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J.-M. Mortillaro, F. Rigal, H. Rybarczyk, M. Bernardes, G. Abril, T. Meziane (2012). Particulate Organic Matter Distribution along the Lower Amazon River: Addressing Aquatic Ecology Concepts Using Fatty Acids. PLoS ONE, (7), 9.

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F. Rigal, F. Viard, S.-D. Ayata, T. Comtet (2010). Does larval supply explain the low proliferation of the invasive gastropod Crepidula fornicata in a tidal estuary?. Biological Invasions, (12), 9, pp. 3171-3186.

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F. Rigal, T. Chevalier, C. Lorin-Nebel, G. Charmantier, J.-A. Tomasini, F. Aujoulat, P. Berrebi (2008). Osmoregulation as a potential factor for the differential distribution of two cryptic gobiid species, Pomatoschistus microps and P. marmoratus in French Mediterranean lagoons. Scientia Marina, (72), 3, pp. 469-476.

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