The Importance of Islands for the Protection of Biological and Linguistic Diversity

By B. Tershy, K. Shen, K. Newton, N. Holmes, D. Croll. 2015

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Geography, Planning and Development, Social Psychology

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A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography (2017, background): “[# 44; % = 65.3] The Earth’s ecosystems and their biotas are increasingly transformed by direct and indirect human pressures (e.g. Barnosky et al., 2012), a process particularly evident on many islands (Caujap e-Castells et al., 2010; Kueffer & KaiserBunbury, 2014; Tershy et al., 2015).”
Seabird population changes following mammal eradications on islands (2018, background): “Although islands occupy only c. 5% of terrestrial surface area, 37% of all critically endangered bird species on the IUCN Red List inhabit islands (Ricketts et al., 2005; Tershy et al., 2015).”
Patterns, Causes, and Consequences of Anthropocene Defaunation (2016, background): “Insular defaunation is prominent; examples include the loss and threat of faunas from islands in the ocean (Manne et al. 1999, Tershy et al. 2015) as well as the threat of faunas inhabiting other types of isolated ecosystems (e.g., lakes, mountaintops).”
Invasive alien species on islands: impacts, distribution, interactions and management (2017, background): “Just like endemic species, these endemic island cultures are vulnerable to IASs and the ensuing biotic homogenization (Tershy et al. 2015).”
Invasive predators and global biodiversity loss (2016, background): “Although it is often stated that invasive predators have contributed to many modern extinctions (1, 2, 11, 17), our findings reveal the magnitude and pervasiveness of their impacts and link them to the majority (58%) of modern bird, mammal, and reptile species extinctions.”
Insular bats and research effort: a review of global patterns and priorities (2017, background): “…criteria, such as population decline, might have had more relevance in the assignment of Red List category, due to the greater sensitivity of island populations towards threats such as habitat loss, overharvesting, and invasive species (Jones et al. 2009, Szabo et al. 2012, Tershy et al. 2015).”