“…For the first topic, the main research question was how island attributes affected biodiversity of different taxonomic groups at the plot and island scales (Hu et al, 2011;Ren et al, 2009;Si et al, 2014;Wang et al, 2015). Studies on the second topic involved mostly the population structure and behavior of a common rat (Niviventer confucianus) (Sun et al, 2009;Ye et al, 2013;Zhang et al, 2013;Zhang et al, 2016), as well as the genetic differentiation of certain plant species across islands (Liu et al, 2013;Luo et al, 2014;Ye et al, 2016;Yuan et al, 2015;Yuan et al, 2012). These studies have shown a positive relationship between island area (equal to habitat area) and genetic, taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity across different taxa (Fig.…”