Ecology letters (2011) 14: 552–560 Abstract Islands acquire species through immigration
and speciation. Models of island biogeography should capture both processes; however …

Aim Much of our current understanding of ecological and evolutionary processes comes
from island research. With the increasing availability of data on distributions and …

Aim MacArthur and W ilson's theory of island biogeography was revolutionary, and also
inspired the more recent unified neutral theory of biodiversity and biogeography. The unified …

Understanding speciation on oceanic islands is a major topic in current research on island
biogeography. Within this context, it is not an easy task to differentiate between the influence …

MacArthur and Wilson's theory of island biogeography predicts that island species richness
should increase with island area. This prediction generally holds among large islands, but …

A major goal of island biogeography is to understand how island communities are
assembled over time. However, we know little about the influence of variable area and …

Speciation has been considered as a primary process contributing to species diversity, but
its contribution to the diversity of local communities has not been fully appreciated. Based on …

Colonization, speciation and extinction are dynamic processes that influence global patterns
of species richness,,,,–. Island biogeography theory predicts that the contribution of these …

Aim A recent upsurge of interest in the island biogeography of exotic species has followed
from the argument that they may provide valuable information on the natural processes …

The equilibrium theory of island biogeography (ETIB) was developed around the concept of
islands formed de novo, with species colonizing and over time reaching a balance between …