Island biogeography theory is one of the most influential paradigms in ecology. That island
characteristics, including remoteness, can profoundly modulate biological diversity has been …

Microbes, similar to plants and animals, exhibit biogeographic patterns. However, in contrast
with the considerable knowledge on the island biogeography of higher organisms, we know …

The theory of island biogeography, which predicts that species richness is a function of
island size and distance from the mainland, is well tested with macro‐fauna and flora. Yet, in …

Island biogeography has traditionally focused primarily on abiotic drivers of colonization,
extinction and speciation. However, establishment on islands could also be limited by biotic …

Plant colonization of islands may be limited by the availability of symbionts, particularly
arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, which have limited dispersal ability compared to …

Dispersal limitation plays an important role in a number of equilibrium and nonequilibrium
theories about community ecology. In this study we use the framework of island …

Soil fungi are crucial microorganisms in the functioning of ecosystems. They shape the soil
properties, facilitate nutrient circulation, and assist with plant growth. However, their …

While the effects of habitat size and isolation have been successfully studied for macro‐
organisms, there is currently debate about their relative importance in explaining patterns of …

The study of islands has made substantial contributions to the development of evolutionary
and ecological theory. However, we know little about microbial community assembly on …

Fungi represent a large proportion of the genetic diversity on Earth and fungal activity
influences the structure of plant and animal communities, as well as rates of ecosystem …