How does forest species specialization affect the application of the island biogeography theory in fragmented landscapes?

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 1041-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Dondina ◽  
Valerio Orioli ◽  
Pamela D'Occhio ◽  
Massimiliano Luppi ◽  
Luciano Bani
Keyword(s):  
Island Biogeography ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Fragmented Landscapes ◽  
Island Biogeography Theory

Response : Ectoparasitic Mites on Rodents: Application of the Island Biogeography Theory?

Science ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 195 (4278) ◽  
pp. 598-598
Author(s):  
Barry O'Connor ◽  
William Dritschilo ◽  
Donald Nafus ◽  
Howard Cornell
Keyword(s):  
Island Biogeography ◽  
Island Biogeography Theory

scholarly journals Altitudinal diversity gradients and the theory of island biogeography - an explanation

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
John Ogden
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Island Biogeography ◽  
Environmental Heterogeneity ◽  
Causal Agent ◽  
Forest Diversity ◽  
Island Biogeography Theory ◽  
Diversity Gradients ◽  
Theory Of Island Biogeography

As part of a wider discussion of forest diversity in New Zealand, Ogden (1995) pointed out that the area available between any pair of contours on a conical mountain decreased with altitude in parallel with the decrease in species richness. This correlation is confounded with other environmental variables, such as temperature, which have been widely considered to be causal in the diversity decline. However, generalization has been elusive, and the supposed causal mechanisms are often couched in vague terms such as "harshness". Ogden chose to emphasize area, and invoked the theory of island biogeography of MacArthur and Wilson (1967) by drawing parallels between islands and successively superimposed areas on mountains. Kingston (this issue) objected, mainly on the grounds that the theory of island biogeography refers to "isolated" areas and deals with the equilibrium between immigration and extinction, on which Ogden presented no evidence. In the light of these criticisms the data presented in Ogden (1995) is re-assessed here. I conclude that the "area hypothesis" is at least as good as any other for "explaining" (correlating with) elevational diversity trends. Area is itself correlated with environmental heterogeneity, which is presumably more important as a causal agent. However, Kingston's insistence on the need for evidence on immigration and extinction to support the application of island biogeography theory is acknowledged.

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