A simple dynamic model explains the diversity of island birds worldwide
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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2022-5
Abstract: Colonization, speciation and extinction are dynamic processes that influence global patterns of species richness 1 – 6 . Island biogeography theory predicts that the contribution of these processes to the accumulation of species diversity depends… read more here.
Keywords: area isolation; extinction; island; speciation ... See more keywords
Island area, not isolation, drives taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of ants on land‐bridge islands
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13860
Abstract: To explore the impact of island area and isolation on multiple dimensions of ant biodiversity (taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity) and the underlying processes of community assembly on islands. read more here.
Keywords: phylogenetic functional; taxonomic phylogenetic; functional diversity; island area ... See more keywords