INTERNATIONAL PEER REVIEWED PAPERS (IN JOURNALS WITH IMPACT FACTOR)

74) Melo, C.D., Walker, C., Rodriguez-Echeverria, S., Borges, P.A.V. & Freitas, H. (2014). Species composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi differ in semi-natural and intensively pastures in an isolated oceanic island (Terceira, Azores). Symbiosis, 64: 73-85. DOI: 10.1007/s13199-014-0303-1. (IF2013: 0.941; Q4 Microbiology)

73) Crespo, L.C., Silva, I., Borges, P.A.V. & Cardoso, P. (2014). Assessing the conservation status of the strict endemic Desertas wolf spider, Hogna ingens (Araneae, Lycosidae). Journal for Nature Conservation, 22: 516-524. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2014.08.005 (IF2013: 1.833; Q3 Ecology)

72) Borges, P.A.V., Guerreiro, O., Ponte, N.B., Borges, A., Ferreira, F., Ferreira, M.T., Nunes, L., Marcos, R.S., Arroz, A., Scheffrahn, R.H. & Myles, T.G. (2014). Cryptotermes brevis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in the Azores: Lessons after 2 yr of monitoring in the archipelago. Journal of Insect Science, 14(172): 1-7. DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieu034 (IF2013: 0.921; Q3 Entomology) 

71) Whittaker, R., Rigal, F., Borges, P.A.V., Cardoso, P., Terzopoulou, S., Casanoves, F., Pla, L., Guilhaumon, F., Ladle, R. & Triantis, K.A. (2014). Functional biogeography of oceanic islands and the scaling of functional diversity in the Azores. PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111: 13709–13714.  DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1218036111 (IF2013: 9.809; Q1 Multidisciplinary Sciences)

70) Matthews, T.J., Borregaard, M.K., Ugland, K., Borges, P.A.V., Rigal, F., Cardoso, P. & Whittaker, R.J. (2014). The gambin model provides a superior fit to species abundance distributions with a single free parameter: evidence, implementation and interpretation. Ecography, 37: 1002–1011, DOI: 10.1111/ecog.00861 (IF2013:4.207; Q1 Ecology)

69) Guerreiro, O., Cardoso, P., Ferreira, J.M., Ferreira, M.T. & Borges, P.A.V. (2014). Potential distribution and cost estimation of the damage caused by Cryptotermes brevis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in the Azores. Journal of Economic Entomology, 107: 1554-1562. DOI: 10.1603/EC13501 (IF2013: 1.605; Q1 Entomology)

68) Crespo, L.C., Bosmans, R., Cardoso, P. & Borges, P.A.V. (2014). On three endemic species of the linyphiid spider genus Canariphantes Wunderlich, 1992 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from the Azores archipelago. Zootaxa, 3841:403–417. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3841.3.5 (IF2013: 1.06; Q2 Zoology)

67) Aranda, S.C., Gabriel, R., Borges, P.A.V., Santos, A.M.C., Azevedo, E.B., Patiño, J., Hortal, J. & Lobo, J.M. (2014). Geographical, temporal and environmental determinants of bryophyte species richness in the Macaronesian islands. PlosOne 9(7): e101786. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0101786 (IF2013: 3.534; Q1 Multidisciplinary Sciences)

66) Rodrigues, A.S., Silva, S.E., Marabuto, E., Silva, D.N., Wilson, M.R., Thompson, V., Yurtsever, S., Halkka, A., Borges, P.A.V., Quartau, J.A., Paulo, O.S., Seabra, S.G. (2014). New mitochondrial and nuclear evidences support recent demographic expansion and an atypical phylogeographic pattern in the spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae). PlosOne, 9(6): e98375. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0098375 (IF2013: 3.534; Q1 Multidisciplinary Sciences)

65) Matthews, T.J., Borges, P.A.V. & Whittaker, R.J. (2014). Multimodal species-abundance distributions: a deconstruction approach reveals the processes behind the pattern. Oikos, 123: 533–544. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00829.x (IF2013: 3.559; Q1 Ecology)

64) Cardoso, P., Rigal, F., Borges, P.A.V. & Carvalho, J.C. (2014). A new frontier in biodiversity inventory: a proposal for estimators of phylogenetic and functional diversity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5: 452–461. DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12173 (IF2013: 5.322; Q1 Ecology)

63) Cardoso, P., Rigal, F., Carvalho, J.C., Fortelius, M., Borges, P.A.V., Podani, J. & Schmera, D. (2014). Partitioning taxon, phylogenetic and functional beta diversity into replacement and richness difference components. Journal of Biogeography, 41: 749–761. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12239. (IF2013: 4.969; Q1 Ecology)

62) Hathaway, J.J.M., Garcia, M.G., Moya, M., Spilde, M.N., Stone, F.D., Dapkevicius, M.L.N.E., Amorim, I., Gabriel, R., Borges, P.A.V. & Northup, D.E. (2014). Comparison of Bacterial Diversity in Azorean and Hawaiian Lava Cave Microbial Mats. Geomicrobiology Journal, 31: 205-220.  DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2013.777491 (IF2013: 1.804; Q2 Environmental Sciences)

61) Crespo, L.C., Bosmans, R., Cardoso, P.  & Borges, P.A.V. (2013). On the endemic spider species of the genus Savigniorrhipis Wunderlich, 1992 (Araneae: Linyphiidae) in the Azores (Portugal), with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 3745: 330-342.DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.3.2(IF2013: 1.06; Q2 Zoology)

60) Parmakelis, A., Balanika, K., Terzopoulou, S., Rigal, F., Beasley, R.R., Jones, K.L., Lance, S.L., Whittaker, R.J., Triantis, K.A. & Borges, P.A.V. (2013). Development of 28 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the endemic Azorean spider Sancus acoreensis (Araneae, Tetragnathidae). Conservation Genetics Resources, 5:  1133-1134. DOI 10.1007/s12686-013-9976-7  (IF2013: 1.136; Q3 Biodiversity and Conservation)

59) Florencio, M., Cardoso, P., Lobo, J.M., Azevedo, E.B. & Borges, P.A.V. (2013). Arthropod assemblage homogenization in oceanic islands: the role of exotic and indigenous species under landscape disturbance. Diversity and Distributions, 19: 1450-1460. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12121 (IF2013: 5.469; Q1 Ecology)

58) Boieiro, M., Carvalho, J.C., Cardoso, P., Aguiar, C.A.S., Rego, C., Faria e Silva, I., Amorim, I., Pereira, F., Azevedo, E.B., Borges, P.A.V. & Serrano, A.R.M. (2013). Spatial factors play a major role as determinants of endemic ground-beetle assemblages in Madeiran Laurisilva. PlosOne 8(5): e64591. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0064591 (IF2013: 3.534; Q1 Multidisciplinary Sciences)

57) Carvalho, J.C., Cardoso, P., Borges, P.A.V., Schmera, D. & Podani, J. (2013). Measuring fractions of beta diversity and their relationships to nestedness: a theoretical and empirical comparison of novel approaches. Oikos, 122: 825–834. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20980.x. (IF2013: 3.559; Q1 Ecology)

56) Cardoso, P., Rigal, F., Fattorini, S., Terzopoulou, S. & Borges, P.A.V. (2013). Integrating Landscape Disturbance and Indicator Species in Conservation Studies. PLoS ONE, 8: e63294. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0063294 (IF2013: 3.534; Q1 Multidisciplinary Sciences)

55) Rigal, F., Whittaker, R.J., Triantis, K.A. & Borges, P.A.V. (2013). Integration of non-indigenous species within the interspecific abundance-occupancy relationship. Acta Oecologica, 48: 69–75. DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2013.02.003 (IF2013: 1.841; Q3 Ecology)

54) Aranda, S.C., Gabriel, R., Borges, P.A.V., Santos, A.M.C., Hortal, J., Baselga, A. & Lobo, J.M. (2013). How do different dispersal modes shape the species–area relationship? Evidence for between-group coherence in the Macaronesian flora. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22: 483-493 DOI: 10.1111/geb.12008 (IF2013: 7.242; Q1 Ecology)

53) Serrano, A.R.M., Amorim, I.R. & Borges, P.A.V. (2013). A New Species of Tarphius Erichson, 1845 (Coleoptera: Zopheridae) from North Africa and Notes on an Iberian Species. Zootaxa, 3613: 493-500. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3613.5.5 (IF2013: 1.06; Q2 Zoology)

52) Ferreira, M.T., Borges, P.A.V. & Scheffrahn, R.H. (2012). Attraction of alates of Cryptotermes brevis (Walker) (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) to different light wavelengths in South Florida and the Azores. Journal of Economic Entomology, 105: 2213-2215. DOI:10.1603/EC12240 (IF2013: 1.605; Q1 Entomology)

51) Fattorini, S. & Borges, P.A.V. (2012). Biogeographical kinetics on a island volcano (Capelinhos, Azores): fast colonization rates and dominance of arthropod exotic species. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 5: 331–345. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2011.00169.x (IF2013: 1.937; Q1 Entomology)

50) Amorim, I., Emerson, B.C, Borges, P.A.V. & Wayne, R.K. (2012). Phylogeography and molecular phylogeny of Macaronesian island Tarphius (Coleoptera: Zopheridae): why so few species in the Azores?. Journal of Biogeography, 39: 1583–1595. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02721.x(IF2013: 4.969; Q1 Ecology)

49) Borda-de-Água, L., Borges, P.A.V., Hubbell, S. & Pereira, H. (2012). Spatial scaling of species abundance distributions. Ecography, 35: 549–556. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07128.x (IF2013: 4.207; Q1 Ecology)

48) Cardoso, P., Borges, P.A.V., Triantis, K., Fernández, M.A. & Martín, J.L. (2012). The under-representation and misrepresentation of invertebrates in the IUCN Red List. Biological Conservation, 149: 147-148. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.02.011 (IF2013: 4.036; Q1 Ecology)

47) Triantis, K., Hortal, J., Amorim, I., Cardoso, P., Santos, A.M.C., Gabriel, R. & Borges, P.A.V. (2012). Resolving the Azorean knot: a response to Carine & Schaefer (2010). Journal of Biogeography, 39: 1179–1184. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02623.x(IF2013: 4.969; Q1 Ecology)

46) Fattorini, S., Cardoso, P., Rigal, F. & Borges, P.A.V. (2012). Use of Arthropod Rarity for Area Prioritisation: Insights from the Azorean Islands. PLoS ONE 7(3):e33995. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033995. (IF2013: 3.534; Q1 Multidisciplinary Sciences)

45) Fattorini, S. & Borges, P.A.V. (2012). Species-area relationships underestimate extinction rates. Acta Oecologica, 40: 27-30. DOI:10.1016/j.actao.2012.02.006(IF2013: 1.841; Q3 Ecology)

44) Serrano, AR.M., Aguiar, C.A.S., Boieiro, M., Borges, P.A.V., Rego, C., Amorim, I.R., Ribeiro, S.P. & Pereira, F. (2012). Synonymy of Orthomus susanae Serrano & Borges, 2009 with Orthomus annae (Donabauer, 2008). Zootaxa, 3219: 67-68. (IF2013: 1.06; Q2 Zoology)

43) Austin, J.W., Szalanski, A., Myles, T.M., Borges, P.A.V., Nunes, L. & Scheffrahn, R.H. (2012). First record of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal). Florida Entomologist, 95: 196-198. DOI: 10.1653/024.095.0131 (IF2013: 1.056; Q2 Entomology)

42) Borges, P.A.V., Cardoso, P., Amorim, I., Pereira, F., Constância, J.P., Nunes, J.C., Barcelos, P., Costa, P., Gabriel, R. & Dapkevicius, M.L. (2012). Volcanic Caves: Priorities for Conserving the Azorean Endemic Troglobiont Species. International Journal of Speleology, 41: 101-112. DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.41.1.11 (IF2013: 1.275; Q3 Geosciences, Multidisciplinary)

41) Augustinos, A.A., Santos-Garcia, D., Dionyssopoulou, E.,  Moreira, M., Papapanagiotou, A., Scarvelakis, M., Doudoumis, V., Ramos, S., Franquinho, A.M., Borges, P.A.V., Khadem, M., Latorre, A., Tsiamis, G., Bourtzis, K. (2011). Detection and characterization of Wolbachia infections in natural populations of aphids: is the hidden diversity fully unraveled? PLoS ONE, 6: e28695. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028695. (IF2013: 3.534; Q1 Multidisciplinary Sciences)

40) Aranda, S.C., Gabriel, R., Borges, P.A.V., Azevedo, E.B. & Lobo, J.M. (2011). Designing a survey protocol to overcome the Wallacean shortfall: a working guide using bryophyte distribution data on Terceira Island (Azores). The Bryologist, 114: 611-624. DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-114.3.611. (IF2013: 0.728; Q3 Plant Sciences)

39) Cardoso, P., Erwin, T.L., Borges, P.A.V. & New, T.R. (2011). The seven impediments in invertebrate conservation and how to overcome them. Biological Conservation, 144: 2647-2655. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.07.024. (IF2013: 4.036; Q1 Ecology)

38) Cardoso, P., Borges, P.A.V., Triantis, K., Ferrández, M.A. & Martín, J.L. (2011). Adapting the IUCN red listing criteria for invertebrates. Biological Conservation, 144: 2432-2440. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.06.020. (IF2013: 4.036; Q1 Ecology)

37) Gaspar, C., Gaston, K.J., Borges, P.A.V. & Cardoso, P. (2011). Selection of priority areas for arthropod conservation in the Azores archipelago. Journal of Insect Conservation, 15: 671–684. DOI: 10.1007/s10841-010-9365-4. (IF2013: 1.789; Q1 Entomology)

36) Santos, A.M.C., Quicke, D., Borges, P.A.V. & Hortal, J. (2011). Species pool structure determines the level of generalism of island parasitoid faunas. Journal of Biogeography, 38: 1657–1667. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02521.x. (IF2013: 4.969; Q1 Ecology)

35) Santos, A.M.C., Fontaine, C., Quicke, D., Borges, P.A.V. & Hortal, J. (2011). Are island and mainland biotas different? Richness and level of generalism in parasitoids of a microlepidopteran in Macaronesia. Oikos, 120: 1256-1262. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.19404.x (IF2013: 3.559; Q1 Ecology)

34) Meijer, S.S., Whittaker, R.J. & Borges, P.A.V. (2011). The effects of land-use change on arthropod richness and abundance on Santa Maria Island (Azores): unmanaged plantations favour endemic beetles.  Journal of Insect Conservation, 15: 505-522. DOI 10.1007/s10841-010-9330-2. (IF2013: 1.789; Q1 Entomology)

33) Reboleira, A.S.P.S., Borges, P.A.V., Gonçalves, F., Serrano, A.R.M. & Oromí, P. (2011). The subterranean fauna of a biodiversity hotspot region - Portugal: an overview and its conservation. International Journal of Speleology, 40: 23-37. DOI:10.5038/1827-806X.40.1.4 (IF2013: 1.275; Q3 Geosciences, Multidisciplinary)

32) Borges, P.A.V., Gabriel, R., Arroz, A., Costa, A., Cunha, R., Silva, L., Mendonça, E., Martins, A.F., Reis, F. & Cardoso, P. (2010). The Azorean Biodiversity Portal: an internet database for regional biodiversity outreach. Systematics and Biodiversity, 8: 423-434. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2010.514306. (IF2013: 2.153; Q2 Biodiversity and Conservation)

31) Hortal, J., Borges, P.A.V., Jiménez-Valverde, A., Azevedo, E.B. & Silva, L. (2010). Assessing the areas under risk of invasion within islands through potential distribution modelling: the case of Pittosporum undulatum in São Miguel, Azores. Journal for Nature Conservation, 18: 247-257. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2009.11.002. (IF2013: 1.833; Q3 Ecology)

30) Aranda, S.C., Gabriel, R., Borges, P.A.V. & Lobo, J. (2010). Assessing the completeness of bryophyte inventories: an oceanic island as a case study (Azores: Terceira). Biodiversity and Conservation, 19: 2469-2484. DOI 10.1007/s10531-010-9854-5. (IF2013: 2.065; Q2 Ecology)

29) Triantis, K.A., Borges, P.A.V., Ladle, R.J., Hortal, J., Cardoso, P., Gaspar, C., Dinis, F., Mendonça, E., Silveira, L.M.A.,  Gabriel, R., Melo, C., Santos, A.M.C., Amorim, I.R., Ribeiro, S.P., Serrano, A.R.M., Quartau, J.A. & Whittaker, R.J. (2010). Extinction debt on oceanic islands. Ecography, 33: 285-294. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06203.x. (IF2013: 4.207; Q1 Ecology)

28) Santos, A.M.C., Whittaker, R.J., Triantis, K.A., Borges, P.A.V., Jones, O.R., Quicke, D. & Hortal, J. (2010). Are species-area relationships from entire archipelagos congruent with those of their constituent islands? Global Ecology and Biogeography, 19: 527-540. DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00536.x. (IF2013: 7.242; Q1 Ecology)

27) Martín, J.L., Cardoso, P., Arechavaleta, M., Borges, P.A.V, Faria, B.F., Abreu, C., Aguiar, A.F., Carvalho, J.A., Costa, A.C., Cunha, R.T., Gabriel, R., Jardim, R., Lobo, C., Martins, A.M.F., Oliveira, P., Rodrigues, P., Silva, L., Teixeira, D., Amorim, I.R., Fernandes, F., Homem, N., Martins, B., Martins, M. & Mendonça, E. (2010). Using taxonomically unbiased criteria to prioritize resource allocation for oceanic island species conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19: 1659-1682. Doi 10.1007/s10531-010-9795-z. (IF2013: 2.065; Q2 Ecology)

26) Cardoso, P., Arnedo, M.A., Triantis, K.A. & Borges, P.A.V. (2010). Drivers of diversity in Macaronesian spiders and the role of species extinctions. Journal of Biogeography, 37: 1034-1046. Doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02264.x. (IF2013: 4.969; Q1 Ecology)

25) Gaspar, C., Gaston, K.J. & Borges, P.A.V. (2010). Arthropods as surrogates of diversity at different spatial scales. Biological Conservation, 143: 1287–1294. Doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.03.007. (IF2013: 4.036; Q1 Ecology)

24) Cardoso, P., Lobo, J.M., Aranda, S.C., Dinis, F., Gaspar, C. & Borges, P.A.V. (2009). A spatial scale assessment of habitat effects on arthropod communities of an oceanic island. Acta Oecologica, 35: 590-597. Doi:10.1016/j.actao.2009.05.005 (IF2013: 1.841; Q3 Ecology)

23) Cardoso, P., Borges, P.A.V. & Veech, J.A. (2009). Testing the performance of beta diversity measures based on incidence data: the robustness to undersampling. Diversity and Distributions, 15: 1081-1090. Doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2009.00607.x  (IF2013: 5.469; Q1 Ecology)

22) Jiménez-Valverde, A., Diniz, F. Azevedo, E.B. & Borges, P.A.V. (2009). Species distribution models do not account for abundance: the case of arthropods in Terceira Island. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 46: 451-464. (IF2013: 1.03; Q4 Ecology)

21) Bini, L.M., Diniz-Filho, J.A.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, J., Bellocq, M.I., Böhning-Gaese, K., Borges, P.A.V., Castro-Parga, I., Chey, V-K., Chown, S.L., Marco, 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.Á., Pausas, J.G., Qian, H., Rahbek, C., Rodríguez, M.Á., Rueda, M., Ruggiero, A., Sackmann, P., Sanders, N.J., Terribile, L.C., Vetaas, O.K. & Hawkins, B.A. (2009). Coefficient shifts in geographical ecology: an empirical evaluation of spatial and non-spatial regression. Ecography, 32: 193-204. Doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.05717.x (IF2013: 4.207; Q1 Ecology)

20) Serrano, AR.M., Aguiar, C.A.S., Boieiro, M., Borges, P.A.V., Rego, C., Amorim, I.R., Ribeiro, S.P. & Pereira, F. (2009). A new species of Orthomus Chaudoir, 1838 (Coleoptera Carabidae) from Madeira Island (Macaronesia) and notes on related species. Zootaxa, 1972: 20–34. (IF2013: 1.06; Q2 Zoology)

19) Borges, P.A.V., Hortal, J., Gabriel. R. & Homem, N. (2009). Would species richness estimators change the observed species area relationship? Acta Oecologica, 35: 149-156. Doi:10.1016/j.actao.2008.09.003 (IF2013: 1.841; Q3 Ecology)

18) Borges, P.A.V. & Hortal, J. (2009). Time, area and isolation: Factors driving the diversification of Azorean arthropods. Journal of Biogeography 36: 178-191. Doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01980.x (IF2013: 4.969; Q1 Ecology)

17) Triantis, K.A., Nogués-Bravo, D., Hortal, J., Borges, P.A.V., Adsersen, H., Fernández-Palacios, J.M., Araújo, M.B. & Whittaker, R.J. (2008). Measurements of area and the (island) species–area relationship: new directions for an old pattern. Oikos, 117: 1555-1559. DOI: 10.1111/j.2008.0030-1299.16808.x (IF2013: 3.559; Q1 Ecology)

16) Borges, P.A.V. & Wunderlich, J. (2008). Spider biodiversity patterns and their conservation in the Azorean archipelago, with description of new taxa. Systematics and Biodiversity, 6: 249-282. DOI: 10.1017/S1477200008002648. (IF2013: 2.153; Q2 Biodiversity and Conservation)

15) Soares, A.O., Borges, I., Borges, P.A.V., Labrie, G. & Lucas. E. (2008). Harmonia axyridis: What will stop the invader? BioControl, 53: 127-145. DOI: 10.1007/s10526-007-9141-x (IF2013: 2.253; Q1 Entomology)

14) Cardoso, P., Borges, P.A.V. & Gaspar, C. (2007). Biotic integrity of the arthropod communities in the natural forests of Azores. Biodiversity and Conservation 16: 2883-2901.DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9078-x ((IF2013: 2.065; Q2 Ecology)

13) Borges, P.A.V., Oromí, P., Serrano, A.R.M., Amorim, I.R. & Pereira, F. (2007). Biodiversity patterns of cavernicolous ground-beetles and their conservation status in the Azores, with the description of a new species: Trechus isabelae n. sp. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae). Zootaxa, 1478: 21-31. (IF2013: 1.06; Q2 Zoology)

12) Gaston, K.J., Borges, P.A.V., He, F &. Gaspar, C. (2006). Abundance, spatial variance and occupancy: arthropod species distribution in the Azores. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75: 646-656.DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01085.x (IF2013: 4.726; Q1 Ecology)

11) Hortal, J., Borges, P.A.V. & Gaspar, C. (2006). Evaluating the performance of species richness estimators: Sensitivity to sample grain size. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75: 274-287. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01048.x (IF2013: 4.726; Q1 Ecology)

10) Borges, P.A.V., Lobo, J.M., Azevedo, E.B., Gaspar, C., Melo, C. & Nunes, L.V. (2006). Invasibility and species richness of island endemic arthropods: a general model of endemic vs. exotic species. Journal of Biogeography, 33: 169-187. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01324.x (IF2013: 4.969; Q1 Ecology)

9) Borges, P.A.V., Aguiar, C., Amaral, J., Amorim, I.R., André, G., Arraiol, A.,. Baz A., Dinis, F., Enghoff, H., Gaspar, C., Ilharco, F., Mahnert, V., Melo, C., Pereira, F., Quartau, J.A., Ribeiro, S., Ribes, J., Serrano, A.R.M., Sousa, A.B., Strassen, R.Z., Vieira, L., Vieira, V., Vitorino, A. & Wunderlich,J. (2005). Ranking protected areas in the Azores using standardized sampling of soil epigean arthropods. Biodiversity and Conservation, 14: 2029-2060. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-4283-y (IF2013: 2.065; Q2 Ecology)

8) Ribeiro, S.P., Borges, P.A.V., Gaspar, C., Melo, C., Serrano, A.R.M., Amaral, J., Aguiar, C., André, G. & Quartau, J.A. (2005). Canopy insect herbivores in the Azorean Laurisilva forests: key host plant species in a highly generalist insect community. Ecography, 28: 315-330. DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2005.04104.x (IF2013: 4.207; Q1 Ecology) 

7) Borges, P.A.V. & Brown, V.K. (2004). Arthropod community structure in pastures of an island archipelago (Azores): looking for local-regional species richness patterns at small-scales. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 94: 111-121. DOI: 10.1079/BER2004289 (IF2013: 1.895; Q1 Entomology)

6) Borges, P.A.V., Serrano, A.R.M. & Amorim, I.R. (2004). New species of cave-dwelling beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae) from the Azores. Journal of Natural History, 38: 1303-1313. DOI: 10.1080/0022293031000155214 (IF2013: 0.927; Q4 Ecology)

5) Barreto, S., Borges, P.A.V. & Guo, Q. (2003). A Typing error in the Tokeshi´s test of bimodality. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 12: 173-174. DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-822X.2003.00018.x (IF2013: 7.242; Q1 Ecology)

4) Borges, P.A.V. & Brown, V.K. (2001). Phytophagous insects and web-building spiders in relation to pasture vegetation complexity. Ecography, 24: 68-82. DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0587.2001.240109.x (IF2013: 4.207; Q1 Ecology)

3) Borges, P.A.V., Serrano, A.R.M. & Quartau, J.A. (2000). Ranking the Azorean Natural Forest Reserves for conservation using their endemic arthropods. Journal of Insect Conservation, 4: 129-147. DOI: 10.1023/A:1009629012205 (IF2013: 1.789; Q1 Entomology)

2) Borges, P.A.V. & Brown, V.K (1999). Effect of island geological age on the arthropod species richness of Azorean pastures. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 66: 373-410. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1999.tb01897.x (IF2013: 2.535; Q3 Evolutionary Biology)

1) Rodríguez, M.A., Borges, P.A.V. & Gomez-Sal, A. (1997). Species and life-forms composition of Mediterranean mountain pastures in two years of contrasting precipitation. Flora, 192: 231-240. (IF2013: 1.46; Q2 Plant Sciences)

OTHER PEER REVIEWED PAPERS

37)  Vanderpoorten, A., Mateo, R.G., Sim-Sim, M., Ruas, S., Dirkse, G., Gabriel, R., Borges, P.A.V., Gonzalez-Mancebo, R.M., Aranda, S.C. & Patiño, J. (2014). The moss Homlalothecium mandonii  as a model for assessing bryophyte response to climate change in Macaronesia. Silva Lusitana, No. Especial 1: 1-15.

36) Gabriel, R., Coelho, M.M.C., Henriques, D.S.G., Borges, PA.V., Elias, R.B., Kluge, J. & Ah-Peng, C. (2014). Long-term monitoring across elevational gradients to assess ecological hypothesis: a description of standardized sampling methods in oceanic islands and first results. Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences, 31: 45-67.

35) Barreiros J.P., Elias, R.B., Gabriel, R., Rodrigues, P.,  Barcelos, L.D., Branco,, J.O. & Borges, P.A.V. (2014). The Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea (Aves: Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae) in the Azores and Madeira Archipelagos: a new species for the Western Palearctic. Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences, 31: 37-43.

34) Gaspar, C., Cardoso, P., Borges, P.A.V. & Gaston, K.J. (2014). Efficiency of sampling methods and effort to assess arthropod diversity in Azorean native forests. Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences, 31: 21-36.

33) Gaspar, C., Borges, P.A.V. & Gaston, K.J. (2014). Towards systematic conservation planning in the Azores. Ecologi@, 7: 40-49.

32) Crespo, L.C., Boieiro, M., Cardoso, P., Aguiar, C.A.S., Amorim, I.R., Barrinha, C., Borges, P.A.V., Menezes, D., Pereira, F., Rego, C., Ribeiro, S.P., Silva, I.F. & Serrano, A.R.M. (2014). Spatial distribution of Madeira Island Laurisilva endemic spiders (Arachnida: Araneae). Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1051. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1051.

31) Crespo, L.C., Silva, I., Borges, P.A.V. & Cardoso, P. (2013). Rapid biodiversity assessment, faunistics and description of a new spider species (Araneae) from Desertas Islands and Madeira (Portugal).  Revista Iberica de Aracnologia, 23: 11-23.

30) Borges, P.A.V., Reut, M., Ponte, N.B., Quartau, J.A., Fletcher, M., Sousa, A.B., Pollet, M., Soares, A.O., Marcelino, J., Rego, C. & Cardoso, P. (2013). New records of exotic spiders and insects to the Azores, and new data on recently introduced species. Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences, 30: 57-70.

29) Ferreira, M.T., Borges, P.A.V., Nunes, L., Myles, TG., Guerreiro, O. & Scheffrahn, R.H. (2013). Termites (Isoptera) in the Azores: an overview of the four invasive species currently present in the archipelago. Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences, 30: 39-55.

28) Boieiro, M., Aguiar, C., Barrinha, C., Faria e Silva, I., Amorim, I.R., Borges, P.A.V., Cardoso, P., Pereira, P., Rego, C., Menezes, D., Ribeiro, S.P. & Serrano, A.R.M. (2012). New data on the spatial distribution of endemic ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Madeira Island. Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences, 29: 15-23.

27) Gabriel, R., Homem, N., Couto, A., Aranda, S.C. & Borges, P.A.V. (2011). Azorean Bryophytes: a preliminary review of rarity patterns. In: Martins, A.M.F., & M.C. Carvalho (Eds.), Celebrating Darwin: Proceedings of the Symposium "Darwin's Mistake and what we are doing to correct it", Ponta Delgada, 19-22 September, 2009. Açoreana, Supl. 7: 149-206.

26) Borges, P.A.V., Gaspar, C.S., Santos, A.M.C, Ribeiro, S.P., Cardoso, P., Triantis, K. & Amorim, I.R. (2011). Patterns of colonization and species distribution for Azorean arthropods: evolution, diversity, rarity and extinction. In: Martins, A.M.F., & M.C. Carvalho (Eds.), Celebrating Darwin: Proceedings of the Symposium "Darwin's Mistake and what we are doing to correct it", Ponta Delgada, 19-22 September, 2009. Açoreana, Supl. 7: 93-123.

25) Sendra, A., Achurra, A., Barranco, P., Beruete, E., Borges, P.A.V.,  Herrero-Borgoñón, J., Camacho, A.I., Galán, C., Garcia, L, Jaume, D., Jordana, R., Modesto, J., Monsalve, M.A., Oromí, P., Ortuño, V.M., Prieto, C., Reboleira, A.S., Rodríguez, P., Salgado, J.M., Teruel, S., Tinaut, A. & Zaragoza, J.A. (2011). Biodiversidad, regiones y conservación de la fauna subterránea hispano-lusa. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa (S.E.A), 49: 365‒400.

24) Borges, P.A.V., Cardoso, P., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Gonçalves, V., Hortal, J., Martins, A.F., Melo, I., Rodrigues, P., Santos, AM.C., Silva, L., Triantis, K.A.,Vieira, P. & Vieira, V. (2011). Macroecological patterns of species distribution, composition and richness of the Azorean terrestrial biota. Ecologi@, 1: 22-35.

23) Barreiros, J.P., Elias, R.B., Lourenço, J., Dias, E. & Borges, P.A.V. (2010). First record of Tarentola mauritanica (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia; Gekkonidae) in the Azores. Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences, 27: 73-75.

22) Serrano, A.R.M. & Borges, P.A.V. (2010). The cave-adapted arthropod fauna from Madeira archipelago. Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences, 27: 1-7.

21) Santos, A.M.C., Borges, P.A.V., Rodrigues, A.C. & Lopes, D.J.H. (2010). Lista de espécies de artrópodes associados a diferentes culturas frutícolas da ilha Terceira (Açores, Portugal). Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa (S.E.A), 46: 437-447.

20) Albano, S., Salvado, E., Mexia A. & Borges, P.A.V. (2009). Pollination effectiveness of different strawberry floral visitors in Ribatejo, Portugal: selection of potential pollinators. Part 2. Advances in Horticultural Science, 23: 246-253.

19) Albano, S., Salvado, E., Borges, P.A.V. & Mexia A. (2009). Floral visitors, their frequency, activity rate and Index of Visitation Rate in the strawberry fields of Ribatejo, Portugal: selection of potential pollinators. Part 1. Advances in Horticultural Science, 23: 238-245.

18) Gaspar, C., Borges, P.A.V. & Gaston, K.J. (2008). Diversity and distribution of arthropods in native forests of the Azores archipelago. Arquipélago Life and marine Sciences, 25: 1-30.

17) Borges, P.A.V. (2008). Distribution and abundance of arthropod species in pasture communities of three Azorean islands (S. Maria, Terceira and Pico). Arquipélago. Life and marine Sciences, 25: 31-41.

16) Santos, A.M.C., Borges, P.A.V. & Lopes, D.J.H. (2008). Parasitoid (Hymenoptera, Parasitica) diversity in fruit orchards of Terceira Island (Azores), with new records for the Azores and Portugal. Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal, Sup. 14: 139-144.

15) Borges, P.A.V. & Brown, V.K. (2003). Estimating species richness of arthropods in Azorean pastures: the adequacy of suction sampling and pitfall trapping. Graellsia, 59: 5-22.

14) Vieira, V., Borges, P.A.V., Karsholt, O. & Wunderlich, J.. (2003). The Arthropoda fauna of Corvo island (Azores): new records and updated list of species. Vieraea 31: 1-6.

13) Ribeiro, S.P., Borges, P.A.V. & Gaspar, C.S. (2003). Ecology and evolution of the arborescent Erica azorica Hochst (Ericaceae). Arquipélago. Agricultural and Environmental Science, 1: 41-50.

12) Quartau, J.A. & Borges, P.A.V. (2003). A new species of the genus Aphrodes Curtis from the Azores (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae). Bocagiana, 213: 1-11.

11) Borges, P.A.V. (2003). Relationship between local and regional species richness in azorean pasture arthropods. Acta Entomológica Ibérica e Macaronésica, 1: 37-50.

10) Platia, G. & Borges, P.A.V. (2002) Description of a new species of Athous and record of the female of A. azoricus Platia & Gudenzi from the Azores (Coleoptera, Elateridae). Elytron, 16: 91-95.

9) Ribes, J & Borges, P.A.V. (2001). A new subspecies of Orthotylus junipericola Linnavuori, 1965 (Heteroptera; Miridae) from the Azores. Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences 18A: 1-4.

8) Neves, V.C., Fraga, J.C., Schäfer, H., Vieira, V., Bívar De Sousa, A. & Borges, P.A.V. (2001). The occurrence of the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus L. in the Azores, with a brief review of its biology. Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences 18A: 17-24.

7) Borges, P.A.V. (1999). Plant and arthropod species composition of sown and semi-natural pasture communities of three Azorean islands (S. Maria, Terceira and Pico). Arquipélago Life and Marine Sciences, 17: 1-21.

6) Blas, M. & Borges, P.A.V. (1999). A new species of Catops (Coleoptera: Leiodidae, Cholevinae) from the Azores with remarks on the Macaronesian fauna. Elytron, 13: 173-184.

5) Quartau, J.A. & Borges, P.A.V. (1997). On the colour polymorphism of Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Homoptera, Cercopidae) in Portugal. Miscellania Zoologica, 20: 19-30.

4) Borges, P.A.V. (1995). Seasonal Activity of a Ground-Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Assemblage in a remnant of a Salty-Lake from Terceira (Azores). Elytron, 9: 65-75.

3) Borges, P.A.V. (1993). First records for the mesocavernous shallow stratum (M.S.S.) from the Azores. Mémoires de Biospéleologie, 20: 49-54.

2) Borges, P.A.V. & Serrano, A.R.M. (1993). New taxa of Poecilini (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pterostichinae) from the Azores. Bollettino Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali -Torino, 11: 315-329.

1) Borges, P.A.V. & Oromí, P. (1991). The Cave-Dwelling Ground Beetles on the Azores (Col.: Carabidae). Mémoires de Biospéleologie, 18: 185-191.

BOOKS (Author)

3) Boieiro, M., Aguiar, A.F., Aguiar, C.A.S., Borges, P.A.V., Cardoso, P., Crespo, L., Menezes, D., Pereira, F., Rego, C., Silva, I.,  Silva, P.M. & Serrano, A.R.M. (2013, available in 2014). Madeira, the biodiversity pearl - valuing the native habitats and endemic life forms. Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia, Lisboa, 80pp., ISBN: 978-972-97241-5-2

2) Cardoso, P., Gaspar, C., Borges, P.A.V., Gabriel, R., Amorim, I.R., Martins, A.F., Maduro-Dias, F., Porteiro, J.M., Silva, L. & Pereira, F. (2009). Azores - a natural portrait / Açores - um retrato natural. Veraçor, Ponta Delgada, 240 pp. ISBN: 989-8123-16-9.

1) Borges P.A.V. & Gabriel, R.G. (2009). Predicting extinctions on oceanic islands: arthropods and bryophytes /Estimar extinções em ilhas oceânicas: artrópodes e briófitos. Universidade dos Açores, Angra do Heroísmo, 80 pp. (Book Celebrating the BES Award for Excellence in the Conservation of Biodiversity in Portugal, 2008). ISBN: 978-972-8612-51-1.

BOOKS (Editor)

10) Ventura, L.B., Lopes, D.H., Cabrera, R.P., Borges, P.A.V., Mumford, J.D. & Mexia, A. (Eds.) (2011) Problemas Fitossanitários e Fauna Auxiliar das Bananeiras na Ilha Terceira, Centro de Investigação Tecnológica Agrária dos Açores, Universidade dos Açores, 77 pp. ISBN: 978-972-8612-72-6

9) Borges, P.A.V., Costa, A., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Gonçalves, V., Martins, A.F., Melo, I., Parente, M., Raposeiro, P., Rodrigues, P., Santos, R.S., Silva, L., Vieira, P. & Vieira, V. (Eds.) (2010). A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores. Princípia, Cascais, 432 pp. ISBN: 978-989-8131-75-1

8) Serrano, A.R.M., Borges, P.A.V., Boieiro M. & Oromí, P. (Eds.) (2010). Terrestrial arthropods of Macaronesia – Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution. Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia, Lisboa, 327 pp. ISBN: 972-97241-2-1

7) Pimentel, R., Lopes, D.H., Cabrera, R.P., Borges, P.A.V., Machado, A.C., Mumford, J.D. & Mexia, A. (Eds.) (2009). Problemas fitossanitários e fauna auxiliar das Macieiras na ilha Terceira. Ed. Centro de Biotecnologia dos Açores, Angra do Heroísmo, 77 pp. ISBN: 978-989-95707-4-0

6) Borges, P.A.V., Abreu, C., Aguiar, A.M.F., Carvalho, P., Jardim, R., Melo, I., Oliveira, P., Sérgio, C., Serrano, A.R.M. & Vieira, P. (Eds.) (2008). A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos. Direcção Regional do Ambiente da Madeira and Universidade dos Açores, Funchal and Angra do Heroísmo. 438 pp. ISBN: 978-989-95790-0-2

5) Martín, J.L, Arechavaleta, M., Borges, P.A.V. & Faria, B. (Eds.) (2008). TOP 100 - As cem espécies ameaçadas prioritárias em termos de gestão na região europeia biogeográfica da Macaronésia. Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, Gobierno de Canarias, 500 pp. ISBN: 84-89729-38-7

4) Borges, P.A.V. & Myles, T.G. (Eds.) (2007). Térmitas dos Açores. Princípia, Lisboa, 128 pp. ISBN: 978-972-8818-98-2

3) Borges, P.A.V. & Myles, T. (Eds.) (2006). WORKSHOP: “Medidas para a Gestão e Combate das Térmitas nos Açores”- Livro de Resumos. Universidade dos Açores, Dep. de Ciências Agrárias – CITA-A, Angra do Heroísmo, 93pp.

2) Borges, P.A.V., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Martins, A. F., Silva, L. & Vieira, V. (Eds.) (2005). A list of the terrestrial fauna (Mollusca and Arthropoda) and flora (Bryophyta, Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta) from the Azores. Direcção Regional do Ambiente and Universidade dos Açores, Horta, Angra do Heroísmo and Ponta Delgada, 318 pp. ISBN: 972-8612-22-2

1) Borges, P.A.V. & Silva A. (Eds.) (1994). Actas do III Congresso Nacional de Espeleologia e I Encontro Internacional de Vulcanospeleologia das Ilhas Atlânticas. Angra do Heroísmo, 269 pp..