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T1 A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography
A1 Patiño, Jairo
A1 Whittaker, Robert J.
A1 Borges, Paulo A. V.
A1 Fernández-Palacios, José María
A1 Ah-Peng, Claudine
A1 Ávila, Sergio P.
A1 Cardoso, Pedro
A1 Cornuault, Josselin
A1 Boer, Erik J. de
A1 Nascimento Reyes, Lea de
A1 Gil, Artur
A1 González Castro, Aarón
A1 Gruner, Daniel S.
A1 Heleno, Ruben
A1 Hortal, Joaquín
A1 Illera, Juan Carlos
A1 Kaiser-Bunbury, Christopher N.
A1 Matthews, Thomas J.
A1 Papadopoulou, Anna
A1 Pettorelli, Nathalie
A1 Price, Jonathan
A1 Santos, Ana M. C.
A1 Steinbauer, Manuel J.
A1 Triantis, Kostas A.
A1 Valente, Luis M.
A1 Vargas, Pablo
A1 Weigelt, Patrick
A1 Emerson, Brent C.
K1 Biodiversity conservation
K1 Community ecology
K1 Extinction
K1 Global change
K1 Island biogeography theory
K1 Island biology
K1 Island evolution
K1 Island macroecology
K1 Research priorities
AB Aims The 50th anniversary of the publication of the seminal book, The Theoryof Island Biogeography, by Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson, is atimely moment to review and identify key research foci that could advanceisland biology. Here, we take a collaborative horizon-scanning approach toidentify 50 fundamental questions for the continued development of the field.Location Worldwide.Methods We adapted a well-established methodology of horizon scanning toidentify priority research questions in island biology, and initiated it during theIsland Biology 2016 conference held in the Azores. A multidisciplinary workinggroup prepared an initial pool of 187 questions. A series of online surveys wasthen used to refine a list of the 50 top priority questions. The final shortlistwas restricted to questions with a broad conceptual scope, and which shouldbe answerable through achievable research approaches.Results Questions were structured around four broad and partially overlappingisland topics, including: (Macro)Ecology and Biogeography, (Macro)Evolution,Community Ecology, and Conservation and Management. These topics werethen subdivided according to the following subject areas: global diversity patterns(five questions in total); island ontogeny and past climate change (4); island rulesand syndromes (3); island biogeography theory (4); immigration–speciation–extinctiondynamics (5); speciation and diversification (4); dispersal and colonization(3); community assembly (6); biotic interactions (2); global change (5);conservation and management policies (5); and invasive alien species (4).Main conclusions Collectively, this cross-disciplinary set of topics coveringthe 50 fundamental questions has the potential to stimulate and guide futureresearch in island biology. By covering fields ranging from biogeography, communityecology and evolution to global change, this horizon scan may help tofoster the formation of interdisciplinary research networks, enhancing jointefforts to better understand the past, present and future of island biotas.
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