Fabio Suzart de Albuquerque

Author order:

The 1st author is outlined as the primary investigator. Contributions decrease with the order. For example, the second author contributed more than the third author, and so on. Typically, the last author is the principal investigator overseeing the project. 

Underlined authors are mentored students. 

Under review:

1 - Cavalcante, A., Sampaio, A., Albuquerque, F.S., Randow, C., Predicting the effect of climate change on the distribution of cactus species of the genus Melocactus in Brazilian seasonal dry tropical forest.

2 - Mayorga S.P, Albuquerque, F.S., Salcedo, E., Macias, MAR. Climate change and the distribution of Dodonaea viscosa (Jacq.) – a victim of global warming.

3 - Haight, J. D., Albuquerque, F.S., Bateman, H.L., Frazier, A.E., Larson, K.L. Interacting Impacts of Land Cover and Climate Change When Identifying and Assessing Species of Multi-scale Conservation Need.

4 – Albuquerque, FS, Cavalcante, AMB, Búrquez, A, Macias-Rodríguez, MA. The geography of Cacti protection in South America: what do we need to know. Biodiversity and Conservation.

Accepted or published

77 - Haight, J. D., Albuquerque, F.S., Bateman, H.L., Frazier, A.E., Larson, K.L. Urbanization and climate drive long-term bird community trends across a desert city ecosystem. Ecological Applications (http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.70063 ).

76 - Johnson, J.E., Bateman, H.L., Stein, A., de Albuquerque, F.S. 2025. The Impact of Climate Change on High-Priority Areas of Conservation for Amphibians in North American Drylands. J Biogeogr e15155. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.15155

75 - Bateman, H., Clark, J., Albuquerque, FS. 2025. Drought and Vegetation Lag Effects Influence Lizard Abundance: A 10-Year Study of Perennial and Intermittent Urban River Areas. Ecohydrology, 18: e70039. https://doi-org.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/10.1002/eco.70039.

74 - Haight, J., F. de Albuquerque, and A. Frazier. 2025. Long-term seasonally and annually aggregated climatic variables for the greater Phoenix, Arizona, USA, metropolitan area and the surrounding Sonoran desert, derived from single-day NASA Daymet images, 2000 to 2022 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/c33742c3986658a2d8ed06e2cfb896a1 

73 - Haight, J., F. de Albuquerque, and A. Frazier. 2025. Long-term composited Enhanced Normalized Difference Impervious Surface Index (ENDISI) for the greater Phoenix, Arizona, USA, metropolitan area and the surrounding Sonoran desert derived from annual and seasonal Landsat imagery, 1998 to 2023 ver 2. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/a4ecedde751bae751217d79d333cf213 

72 - Haight, J., F. de Albuquerque, and A. Frazier. 2025. Long-term composited and land cover-adjusted Enhanced Normalized Difference Impervious Surface Index (ENDISI) for the greater Phoenix, Arizona, USA, metropolitan area and the surrounding Sonoran desert derived from annual and seasonal Landsat imagery, 1998 to 2020 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/147efca87f731ed8f16433b5f692af30

71 – Albuquerque, F.S., Rowe, H., Búrquez, A., Rey Benayas, J.M., 2025. Integrating habitat suitability, disturbance, and biotic interactions into the ecological restoration of the Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) in drylands of the Southwest of the United States and northern Mexico. Ecological restoration. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14357

70- Albuquerque, F.S., Macias, MAR, Cavalcanti, A., Burquez, A. Potential effects of climate change on cacti distribution and conservation in North American drylands. Journal of Arid Environments 226 (2025) 105282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2024.105282.

69 - Fleishman, K., Stein, A., Bateman, H., Albuquerque, F.S. Using a Site Suitability Analysis to Identify Potential Solar Energy Development Sites in the Southwest and How They May Intersect with High Priority Habitat for Selected Sensitive Species. PeerJ 13:e18568. .https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18568

68- Huck, M, Bateman, H., Albuquerque, F.S. Linking Anuran Occupancy and Relative Habitat Use to Environmental and Hydrological Variables in Arizona Wilderness Area Streams. Freshwater Biology, 69:1654–1671.  https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.14334.

67 - Haight, J., F. de Albuquerque, A. Frazier. 2025. Long-term composited land surface temperature for the greater Phoenix, Arizona, USA, metropolitan area and the surrounding Sonoran desert derived from annual and seasonal Landsat imagery, 1998 to 2023 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/ff8dddd9260cda83700d7875790163d4 (Accessed 2025-01-29).

66 - Haight, J., F. de Albuquerque, and A. Frazier. 2025. Long-term composited Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) for the greater Phoenix, Arizona, USA, metropolitan area and the surrounding Sonoran desert derived from annual and seasonal Landsat imagery, 1998 to 2023 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/db922e4343c92b183c0c64eb6943a722 (Accessed 2025-01-29).

65 - Haight, J., F. de Albuquerque, and A. Frazier. 2024. Long-term composited Modified Normalized Difference Water Index (MNDWI) for the greater Phoenix, Arizona, USA, metropolitan area and the surrounding Sonoran desert derived from annual and seasonal Landsat imagery, 1998 to 2023 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/69700b05a7bc103c2ba17b38af44b8d3.

64 – Haight, J., Albuquerque F.S., Frazier, Amy, 2024. Seasonal and annual summary statistics of urbanization, vegetation, land surface temperature, and bioclimatic variables derived from remotely-sensed imagery in areas surrounding long-term bird monitoring locations in the greater Phoenix, Arizona, USA metropolitan area (1997-2023). ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/9d44cd85f881586d6d06e7a7293e833c (Accessed 2024-08-27).  

63 - Enloe, A., Clarck J.A.G., Lewis, J.S., Albuquerque, F.S., Hughes, B., Bateman, H.L. Beyond the front yard: Investigating environmental drivers of residential snake removals across two spatial scales in a desert city. Urban Ecosystems, 27: 2151–2163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-024-01578-2.

62 - Macias, M.A.M., Albuquerque, F.S., Azcárate-Cornide, J.G., Análisis de la vegetación de las dunas costeras del estado de Jalisco, México. Acta Botánica Mexicana, 131, e2380.  https://doi.org/10.21829/abm131.2024.2308.

61 - Sampaio, A.C.P., Cavalcante, A.M.B,  Albuquerque, F.S., von Randow, C. 2024. The impacts of the exposure of cactus species of the genus Tacinga to climate change in the Caatinga biome. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 38: e20230177.

60 - Albuquerque, F.S., Bateman, H., Johnson, J. Amphibians at Risk: Effects of climate change in the southwestern North American drylands. Global Ecology and Conservation 51: e02944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02944.

59 - Albuquerque, F.S. Habitat heterogeneity diversity: a simple and highly effective biodiversity surrogate. Journal for Nature Conservation 79: 126608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2024.126608.

58 - Montgomery B., Bateman, H., Albuquerque F.S., Broadscale and fine-scale variables predict the occurrence of a stream-breading bufonid: habitat use by the Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus).River Res Applic.;1–11. DOI: 10.1002/rra.4279

57 - Miller, S., Beier, P., Albuquerque, F.S. 2024. A test of Conserving Nature's Stage: protecting a diversity of geophysical traits can also support a diversity of species at a landscape scale. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A. 20230063. (https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2023.0063).

56 – Albuquerque, F.S., Bateman, H.L., Ryan, M.J., Montgomery, B. 2024. Model transferability and predicted response of a dryland anuran to climate change in the Southwest United States. Journal of biogeography, DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14733. 

55 – Guillermo, J.V.L., Macías-Rodríguez, M.A., Zarazúa-Villaseñor, P., Rodríguez-Zaragoza, F.A., Neri-Luna, C., Albuquerque, F.S. 2022. The effect of Prosopis juliflora (Fabaceae) on the physical and chemical properties of the soils of coastal sand dunes of Jalisco, Mexico. Journal of Coastal Research, 39(1), 63–72. Charlotte (North Carolina), ISSN 0749-0208. https://doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-22-00017.

54 - Frías-Ureña HG, Ruiz-Corral JA, Macías-Rodríguez MÁ, Durán N, Gonzalez D, De Albuquerque F, Torres Morán JP. 2022. Relationship between the distribution of vegetation and the environment in the coastal embryo dunes of Jalisco, México. PeerJ 10:e13015 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13015.

53 - Astudillo-Scalia, Y., Albuquerque F.S., Polidoro, B., Beier, P. 2021. Environmental diversity as a reliable surrogacy strategy of marine biodiversity: a case study of marine mammals. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2021.08.002

52 - Albuquerque, F.S., Boheme, C., Bateman, L. H., Allen, D.C., Cayuela, L. 2021. Variation in Temperature, Precipitation, and Vegetation Greenness Drive Changes in Seasonal Variation of Avian Diversity in an Urban Desert Landscape. Land 10, 480. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10050480

51 - Marcon, A.M.R., Furtado, E., Albuquerque, F.S. Escala diagramática para avaliação da severidade do oídio em eucalipto (Diagrammatic scale for evaluation of powdery mildew in eucalyptus). Ciência Florestal, 31(3) - 1535-1546 https://doi.org/10.5902/1980509840568

50 - Breslin P., Wojciechowski, M., Albuquerque, F.S. Projected climate change threatens significant range contraction of Cochemiea halei (Cactaceae), an island endemic, serpentine adapted plant species at risk of extinction. Ecology and Evolution 10:13211–13224. 00:1–14 (DOI: 10.1002/ece3/6914) 

49 - Astudillo-Scalia, Y., Albuquerque F.S. The geography of high-priority conservation areas for marine mammals. Global Ecology and Biogeography 29:2097–2106.

48 - Albuquerque F.S., Macías-Rodríguez MA, Búrquez A., Rowe H. Toward an understanding of broad-scale patterns of the habitat suitability of fountain grass (Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone, Poaceae). Plant Ecology 221:1029–1043. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-020-01060-x.

47 - Astudillo-Scalia, Y., Albuquerque F.S. 2020. Why should we reconsider using species richness in spatial conservation prioritization? Biodiversity and Conservation 29(6): 2055-2067 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-01960-4.

46 - Albuquerque F.S. 2020. Annual seasonality trends of Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Maricopa County, Arizona, 2001-2018. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/488c05ee1724ed92b2148f63a00a1c58.

45 – Albuquerque, F.S. 2020. Annual seasonality trends of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Maricopa County, Arizona, 2001-2018. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/664e1cbe61bab095e8d7da15d757c9b9.

44 - Albuquerque F.S., Astudillo-Scalia, Y. 2020. The role of rarity as a surrogate of marine fish species representation. Peer J. DOI 10.7717/peerj.8373.

43 - Allen, D., Albuquerque, F.S., Bateman, H., Warren, P., Ruhi, A., Harding, B., Arnett-Romero, S. Drought and Time Modify effects of Urbanization on Bird Communities in a Desert City. Ecosphere. 10(11): e02952. 10.1002/ecs2.2952

42 - Albuquerque F.S., Astudillo-Scalia, Y. Beier, P. Towards an environmental and historic understanding of broad-scale patterns of vertebrate rarity. Biodiversity and Conservation 28:3733–3747. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01847-z

41 - Albuquerque F.S., Astudillo-Scalia, Y., Macias-Rodríguez, M.A., Búrquez, A.Climate change and the potential expansion of buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris) in biotic communities of American Southwest and northern Mexico. Biological Invasions 21:3335–3347. DOI 10.1007/s10530-019-02050-5

40 - Astudillo-Scalia, Y., Albuquerque F.S. Evaluating the performance of rarity as a surrogate in site prioritization for biodiversity conservation. Global Ecology and Conservation 18 (2019) e00639.

39 - Boehme C., C. Stratton, F. de Albuquerque. 2019. Climactic data derived from remotely sensed, daily weather parameters (NASA DAYMET): Maricopa County, AZ (2000-2016). Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/88bde1cfeeb4c94774343a943cfe23e8.

38 - Boehme C., C. Stratton, F. de Albuquerque. 2019. Bioclimatic predictors in Maricopa County, Arizona derived from remotely sensed, daily weather parameters (NASA DAYMET): 2000-2016. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/ded1548e4ee8611ba587d26432d5e269.

37 - Albuquerque, F.S., Benito B., Macias, M.A.R., Gray, C. Potential changes in the distribution of Carnegiea gigantea under future climate change scenarios. PeerJ DOI 10.7717/peerj.5623.

36- Albuquerque, F.S., Beier, P. 2018. Improving the use of environmental diversity as a surrogate of species representation. Ecology and Evolution, 8:852–858.

35 – Blanco-Vieira, A., Costa, MA, Silva, RN, Albuquerque, FS, Melo, ATO, Lopes, FAC, Steindorf, AS, Ulhoa CJ, Barbosa, ET, Junior ML. 2018. Diversity and Pathogenicity of newly identified Rhizoctonia-Like Fungal Pathogens from the Brazilian Cerrado. Plant Disease. 102 No.4 pp.773-781

34 – Albuquerque, F.S, Gregory, A. 2017. The Geography of Hotspots of Rarity-Weighted Richness of Birds and their Coverage by Natura 2000. PLOS ONE 12(4):e0174179. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174179. 

33- Albuquerque, F.S., Beier, P. 2016. Predicted rarity-weighted-richness and its importance for spatial conservation prioritization. Ecology and Evolution 00: 1–8. doi: 10.1002/ece3.2544.

32 - Albuquerque, F.S., Benito, B.M., Beier, P. 2016. Downscaling spatial patterns of rarity-weighted richness to a finer resolution and its utility for spatial conservation prioritization. Ecology and Evolution doi:10.1002/ece3.2190.

31 - Paul, B., Albuquerque, F.S. 2016. Evaluating β Diversity as a Surrogate for Species Representation at Fine Scale. PLoSONE11(3):e0151048. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151048.

30 – Rueda, M., Moreno, J.C., Morales-Castilla, I., Albuquerque, F.S., Ferrero, M. and Rodríguez, M.A. 2015. Detecting fragmentation extinction thresholds on forest understory plant species in Peninsular Spain. PLoSONE10(5):e0126424. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0126424.

29 - Albuquerque, F.S., Beier, P. 2015. Rarity-weighted richness: a simple and reliable alternative to integer programming and heuristic algorithms for minimum set and maximum coverage problems. PLoSONE 10(3):e0119905.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119905.

28 - Albuquerque, F.S., Beier, P. 2015. Global patterns and environmental correlates of high value conservation areas for vertebrates. Journal of Biogeography 42: 1397–1405. doi:10.1111/jbi.12498.

27 – Beier, P., Albuquerque, F.S. 2015. Environmental diversity is a reliable surrogate for species representation. Conservation Biology 29: 1401–1410. doi:10.1111/cobi.12495. 

26 - Albuquerque, F.S., Beier, P. 2015. Using Abiotic Variables to Predict Importance of Sites for Species Representation. Conservation Biology 29: 1390–1400. doi:10.1111/cobi.12520. 

25 – Albuquerque, F.S., Benito, B.M., Beier, P., Assunção-Albuquerque, M.J.T., Cayuela, L. (2015) Supporting underrepresented forests in Mesoamerica. Natureza & Conservação 13: 152-158.

24 – Beier, P., Sutcliffe, P., Hjort, J., Faith, D. P., Pressey, R. L., Albuquerque, F. (2015), A review of selection-based tests of abiotic surrogates for species representation. Conservation Biology 29: 668–679. 

23 – Bonet, F.S., Pérez-Pérez, R., Benito, B.M., Albuquerque, F.S., Zamora, R., 2014. Documenting, storing, and executing models in Ecology: A conceptual framework and real implementation in a global change monitoring program. Environmental Modelling & Software 52: 192-199.

22- Benito, B.M., Cayuela, L., Albuquerque, F.S., 2013. Modeling choices in the predictive performance of diversity maps derived from species distribution models: guidelines to build better models. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 4: 327-335. 

21 - Albuquerque, F.S., Assunção –Albuquerque, M.J.T., Cayuela, L., Zamora, R., Benito, B.M., 2013. European Bird distribution is "well" represented by Special Protected Areas: mission accomplished? Biological Conservation 153:45-50. 

20 - Assunção-Albuquerque, M.J.T., Rey-Benayas, J.M., Rodríguez, M.A., Albuquerque, F.S., 2012. The geography of high-value biodiversity areas for terrestrial vertebrates in Western Europe and their coverage by protected area networks. Web Ecology 12:65-73.

19 - Cayuela, L., Granzow-de la Cerda, I., Albuquerque, F.S., Golicher, D.J., 2012. Taxonstand: An R package for species names standardization in vegetation databases. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 6:1078-1083.

18 - Cayuela, L. , Gálvez-Bravo L., Albuquerque, F.S. , Golicher D.J. , Ramímez-Marcial, N , Rey-Benayas, J.M., Zahawi, R.A., Meave, J.A., Benito, B.M., Garibaldi, C., Chan, I., Pérez-Pérez, R., Field, R., Balnevera, P., del Castillo, R., Figueroa-Rangel, B.L., Griffith, D.M., Islebe, G.A., Kelly, D.L., Olvera-Vargas, M., Schnitzer, S.A., Velazquez, E., Williams-Linera, G., Brewer, S.W., Camacho-Cruz, A., Coronado, I., de Jong, B., del Castillo, R., Granzow-de-la-Cerda, I., Fernández, J., Fonseca, W., Galindo-Jaimes, L., Gillespie, T.W., González-Rivas, B., Gordon, J.E., Hurtado, J., Linares, J., Letcher, S.G., Mangan, S.A., Méndez, V.E., Meza, V., Ochoa-Gaona, S., Peterson, C.J., Ruiz- Gutierrez, V., Snarr, K.A., Tun Dzul, F., Valdez-Hernández, M., Viergever, K.M., White, D.A., Williams, J.N., Bonet, F.J., Zamora, R., 2012. La Red Internacional de Inventarios Forestales (BIOTREE-NET) en Mesoamérica: avances, retos y perspectivas futuras. Ecosistemas 21 (1-2): 126-135.

17 – Assunção-Albuquerque, M.J.T., Rey-Benayas, J.M., Rodríguez, M.A., Albuquerque, F.S., 2012. Geographic patterns of vertebrate diversity and identification of relevant areas for conservation in Europe. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 35: 1-11. 

16 - Albuquerque, F.S., Olalla-Tárraga, M. A., Montoya, D., Hawkins, B. A, Rodríguez, M.A. 2011. Environmental determinants of woody and herb plant species richness patterns. Écoscience 18(4): 394-401. 

15 - Albuquerque, F.S., Castro-Díez, P., Rueda, M., Hawkins, B.A., Rodríguez, M.Á., 2011. Relationships of climate, residence time, and biogeographical origin with the range sizes and species richness patterns of exotic plants in Great Britain. Plant Ecology 212:1901–1911. 

14 – Cayuela, L. , Gálvez-Bravo L. , Pérez-Pérez, R , Albuquerque, F.S. , Golicher D.J. , Zahawi, RA , Ramímez-Marcial, N , Garibaldi, C , Field, R. , Rey-Benayas, JM , González-Espinosa, M , Balnevera, P , Castillo, MÁ , Figueroa-Rangel, BL , Islebe, GA , Olvera-Vargas, M , Schnitzer, S , Velázquez, E , Williams-Linera, G , Brewer, S , Camacho-Cruz, A , Coronado, I , De Jong, B , del Castillo, R , de la Cerda, Í , Fernández, J , Fonseca, W , Galingo-Jaimes, L , Gillespie, T , Gonzaléz-Rivas, B , Gordon, J , Hurtado, J , Linares, J , Letcher, S , Mangan, S , Meave, J , Méndez, E , Meza, V , Ochoa-Gaona, S , Peterson, C , Ruiz-Gutierrez, V , Kymberley, S , Tun-Dzul, F , Valdez-Hernández, M , Viergever, K , White, D , Williams, J , Bonet, F , REGINO, Z. . The tree biodiversity network (BIOTREE-NET): prospects for biodiversity research and conservation in the Neotropics. Biodiversity and Ecology 4: 211-224.

13 – Cayuela, L., Gálvez-Bravo, L, Carrascal, LM, Albuquerque, F.S., 2011. Comments on Bartolino et al. (2011): limits of cumulative relative frequency distribution curves for hotspot identification. Population Ecology 53:597-601.

12 - Albuquerque F.S,.Albuquerque-Assunção, MJT, Gálvez-Bravo L., Cayuela, L, Rueda, M, Rey-Benayas, JM, 2011. Identification of Critical Areas for Mammal Conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve. Natureza & Conservação 9:1-6.

11- Albuquerque F.S. Castro-Díez, P, Rodríguez, M.Á., Cayuela, L, 2011. Assessing the influence of environmental and human factors on native and exotic species richness. Acta Oecologica 37:51-57.

10- Albuquerque F.S., Rueda M., 2010. Forest loss and fragmentation effects on woody plant species richness in Great Britain. Forest Ecology and Management 260 (4): 472-479.

9- Montoya D., Alburquerque F. S., Rueda M., Rodríguez M.Á., 2010. Species' response patterns to habitat fragmentation: do trees support the extinction threshold hypothesis? Oikos 119: 1335–134.

8- Assunção-Albuquerque, M.J. Peso-Aguiar, M, Albuquerque, F.S., 2010. Using energy budget data to assess the most damaging life-stage of an agricultural pest (Mocis latipes (Lepidoptera - Noctuidae). Brazilian Journal of Biology 70(3):459-463.

7- Zafra-Calvo N., Lobo J. M., Albuquerque F.S., Cabezas F., Espigares T., Olalla-Tárraga M. A, del Val J. P., Rueda M., Velayos M., Rodríguez M. A., 2010. Deriving Species Richness, Endemism, and Threatened Species Patterns from Incomplete Distribution Data in the Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Natureza & Conservação 8(1):1-5.

6- Albuquerque, F.S., Peso-Aguiar, M., Assunção-Albuquerque, M.J., Gálvez, Lucía, 2009 Do climate variables and human density affect Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) shell length, total weight and condition factor? Brazilian Journal of Biology 69(3): 879-885.

5- Terribile L.C., Oliveira G., Albuquerque F.S., Rodríguez M.Á., Diniz-Filho J.A.F, 2009. Global conservation strategies for two clades of snakes: combining taxon-specific goals with general prioritization schemes. Diversity and Distributions, 15(4):1366-9516.

4- Cayuela, L., Golicher, D.J., Newton, A., Kolb, M., de Alburquerque, F.S., Arets, E.J.M.M., Alkemade, R.M., Pérez, A.M. 2009. Species distribution modelling in the tropics: Problems, potentialities and the role of biological data for effective species conservation. Tropical Conservation Science 2(3): 319-352.

3- Bini, L.M., Diniz-Filho, J.L.F. , Rangel, T.F.L.V.B., Akre, T.S.B., Albaladejo, R.G., Albuquerque, F.S., Aparicio, A., Araújo, M.B., Baselga, A., Beck, K., Bellocq, M.I., Böhning-Gaese, K., Borges, P.A.V., Castro-Parga, I., Chey, V.K., Chown, S.L., de Marco, Jr.P., Dobkin, D.s., Ferrer-Castán, D., Field, R., Filloy, J., Fleishman, E., Gómez, J.F., Hortal, J., Iverson, J.B., Kerr, J.T., Kissling, W.D., Kitching, I.J., León-Cortés, J.L., Lobo, J.M., Montoya, D., Morales-Castilla, I., Moreno, J.C., Oberdorff, T., Olalla-Tárraga, M.A., Pausas, J.G., Qian, H., Rahbek, C., Rodríguez, M.A., Rueda, M., Ruggiero, A., Sackmann, P., Sanders, N.J., Terribile, L.c., Vetaas, O.R., & Hawkins, B.A, 2009. Coefficient shifts in geographical ecology: an empirical evaluation of spatial and non-spatial regression. Ecography 32:193-204.

2- Albuquerque, F.S., Peso-Aguiar, M., Assunção-Albuquerque, M.J.T., 2008. Distribution, feeding behavior and control strategies of the exotic land snail Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in the northeast of Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology 68(4): 837-842. 

1- Hawkins, B.A., Albuquerque, F. S. de, Araújo, M.B., Cabrero-Sañudo, F.J., Castro Parga, I., Diniz-Filho, J.A.F., Ferrer-Castán, D., Field, R., Gómez, J.F., Qian, H., Hortal, J., Kerr, J.T., Lobo, J.M., Montoya, D., Moreno, J.C., Olalla- Tárraga, M.Á., Pausas, J.G., Rahbek, C., Rodríguez, M.Á., Sanders, N.J., & Williams, P.H. 2007. A global evaluation of metabolic theory as an explanation of diversity gradients. Ecology 88: 1898–1902.