عنوان

Oceanic archipelagos: a perspective on the geodynamics and biogeography of the World's smallest biotic provinces

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LA744009b2

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Title Proper

Oceanic archipelagos: a perspective on the geodynamics and biogeography of the World's smallest biotic provinces

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[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Triantis, Kostas; Whittaker, Robert J.; Fernández-Palacios, José María; Geist, Dennis J.

Text of Note

Since the contributions of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, oceanic archipelagos have played a central role in the development of biogeography. However, despite the critical influence of oceanic islands on ecological and evolutionary theory, our focus has remained limited to either the island-level of specific archipelagos or single archipelagos. Recently, it was proposed that oceanic archipelagos qualify as biotic provinces, with diversity primarily reflecting a balance between speciation and extinction, with colonization having a minor role. Here we focus on major attributes of the archipelagic geological dynamics that can affect diversity at both the island and the archipelagic level. We also re-affirm that oceanic archipelagos are appropriate spatiotemporal units to frame analyses in order to understand large scale patterns of biodiversity.

Date of Publication

2016

Title

Frontiers of Biogeography

Volume Number

8/2

Entry Element

Triantis, Kostas; Whittaker, Robert J.; Fernández-Palacios, José María; Geist, Dennis J.

Electronic name

[Article]

275578

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