title: Evolution and Biodiversity: the evolutionary basis of biodiversity and its potential for adaptation to global change.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Nature and Forest Geraardsbergen, Belgium e-mail: joachim.mergeay@inbo.be.
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mergeay
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Spatial Ecology, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB) Balearic Islands, Spain e-mail: santamaria@imedea.uib-csic.es.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santamaria