Bernd Lenzner

The paper assesses progress toward global biodiversity targets on islands, finding insufficient progress and major gaps in indicators and objectives.

This study analyzes eponymous bird species names globally, showing most are named after people from countries where the species does not occur, linked to colonial history.

The paper examines how European colonialism impacts biological and linguistic diversity threats globally, finding that colonial duration correlates with increased threat levels.

This study shows non-native species disrupt global plant biogeography by reducing distinct floristic realms and subrealms, with environmental factors remaining key in structuring plant distributions.

This study identifies global patterns of mosquito species introductions and their drivers, revealing 45 non-native species, 27 established, with increased introductions since the mid-20th century.

The paper assesses threatened alien mammals, identifies their conservation status, and evaluates the impact of including them in extinction risk assessments.