Islands are geographically defined as land masses completely surrounded by water, and
island systems have been used as models for many biogeographic, ecological, and …

ABSTRACT A synthetic model is presented to enlarge the evolutionary framework of the
General Dynamic Model (GDM) and the Glacial Sensitive Model (GSM) of oceanic island …

Islands have remarkable levels of endemism and contribute greatly to global biodiversity.
Establishing the age of island endemics is important to gain insights into the processes that …

Aim This study aims to quantify the patterns in compositional turnover of native and exotic
ants on small islands in two oceans, and to explore whether such patterns are driven by …

Metacommunity theory and its constituent theory of island biogeography (TIB) have the
potential to unify ecology across different scales. The TIB has been successful in predicting …

摘要鉴于全球森林均呈现片段化(破碎化) 的分布状态, 理解片段化森林群落构建的过程很有必要.
该文通过综述群落构建的主要生态过程如生态漂变, 扩散, 选择和物种形成等在片段化森林群落 …

Cryptic diversity corresponding with island of origin has been previously reported in the
endemic, geographically restricted sooglossid frogs of the Seychelles archipelago. The …

Abstract Terceira Island (Azores archipelago, central Atlantic Ocean) presents a unique but
poorly studied Quaternary palaeobotanical record. Among the sites referenced in the …

Mammalian community ecology asks how interacting biotic and abiotic processes at local
and regional scales shape community assembly. Throughout the 100-year history of the …

Aim An individual tree resembles a living island, a small spatially distinct unit upon which
colonizers maintain populations. However, several differences exist compared to oceanic …