Oceanic archipelagos: a perspective on the geodynamics and biogeography of the World's smallest biotic provinces
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Oceanic archipelagos : a perspective on the geodynamics and biogeography of the World's smallest biotic provinces. / Triantis, Kostas A.; Whittaker, Robert James; Fernández-Palacios, José María; Geist, Dennis J.
In: Frontiers of Biogeography, Vol. 8, No. 2, e29605, 2016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Oceanic archipelagos
T2 - a perspective on the geodynamics and biogeography of the World's smallest biotic provinces
AU - Triantis, Kostas A.
AU - Whittaker, Robert James
AU - Fernández-Palacios, José María
AU - Geist, Dennis J.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - 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 reaffirm that oceanic archipelagos are appropriate spatiotemporal units to frame analyses in order to understand large scale patterns of biodiversity.
AB - 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 reaffirm that oceanic archipelagos are appropriate spatiotemporal units to frame analyses in order to understand large scale patterns of biodiversity.
KW - Diversity
KW - Hotspot
KW - Island biogeography
KW - Island evolution
KW - Macroecology
KW - Macroevolution
KW - Mantle
KW - Metaarchipelagos
KW - Subsidence
KW - Volcanic islands
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85005822659
VL - 8
JO - Frontiers of Biogeography
JF - Frontiers of Biogeography
SN - 1948-6596
IS - 2
M1 - e29605
ER -
ID: 171661213