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T1 Islands as model systems in ecology and evolution: prospects fifty years after MacArthur-Wilson
A1 Warren, Ben H.
A1 Simberloff, Daniel
A1 Ricklefs, Robert E.
A1 Aguilée, Robin
A1 Condamine, Fabien L.
A1 Gravel, Dominique
A1 Morlon, Hélène
A1 Mouquet, Nicolas
A1 Rosindell, James
A1 Casquet, Juliane
A1 Conti, Elena
A1 Cornuault, Josselin
A1 Fernández-Palacios, José María
A1 Hengl, Tomislav
A1 Norder, Sietze J.
A1 Rijsdijk, Kenneth F.
A1 Sanmartín, Isabel
A1 Strasberg, Dominique
A1 Triantis, Kostas A.
A1 Valente, Luis M.
A1 Whittaker, Robert J.
A1 Gillespie, Rosemary G.
A1 Emerson, Brent C.
A1 Thébaud, Christophe
K1 Diversification
K1 Ecosystem functioning
K1 Island biogeography
K1 Funcionamiento del ecosistema
K1 Biogeografía insular
AB The study of islands as model systems has played an important role in the development of evolutionaryand ecological theory. The 50th anniversary of MacArthur and Wilson’s (December 1963)article, ‘An equilibrium theory of insular zoogeography’, was a recent milestone for this theme.Since 1963, island systems have provided new insights into the formation of ecological communities.Here, building on such developments, we highlight prospects for research on islands to improve ourunderstanding of the ecology and evolution of communities in general. Throughout, we emphasisehow attributes of islands combine to provide unusual research opportunities, the implications ofwhich stretch far beyond islands. Molecular tools and increasing data acquisition now permit reassessmentof some fundamental issues that interested MacArthur and Wilson. These include theformation of ecological networks, species abundance distributions, and the contribution of evolutionto community assembly. We also extend our prospects to other fields of ecology and evolution– understanding ecosystem functioning, speciation and diversification – frequently employing assetsof oceanic islands in inferring the geographic area within which evolution has occurred, and potentialbarriers to gene flow. Although island-based theory is continually being enriched, incorporatingnon-equilibrium dynamics is identified as a major challenge for the future.
PB John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
SN 1461-023X
YR 2015
FD 2015
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RD 26-nov-2024