ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A general dynamic theory of oceanic island biogeography

By Robert J. Whittaker, K. A. Triantis, Richard J. Ladle. 2008

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Subfields: Geography, Planning and Development, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Paleontology

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Island, archipelago and taxon effects: mixed models as a means of dealing with the imperfect design of nature's experiments (2012, methodology): “Whittaker et al. (2008, 2010) applied separate linear models to unique combinations of archipelago and taxon and showed that by including area, time and time 2 as predictors (their ATT 2 model) they could explain a large proportion of the variance in SIE richness.”
Evolutionary islands in the Andes: persistence and isolation explain high endemism in Andean dry tropical forests (2012, background): “These two contrasting island-like Andean biomes, the old SDTF and the younger HEG, offer an excellent study system for testing general island-biogeographical models at macroevolutionary scales (e.g. Whittaker et al., 2008).”
Impacts of global climate change on the floras of oceanic islands – Projections, implications and current knowledge (2015, background): “…micro-climatic conditions have generated different ecological and evolutionary histories among islands types (Stuessy et al., 2006; Stuessy, 2007; Whittaker et al., 2008), implying very different species adaptations and variable (but unknown) ecological tolerances and response capacities towards…”
Adaptation and diversification on islands (2009, background): “By contrast, island age seems to have a stronger effect than island area in some archipelagoes, with islands of intermediate age having the most species and older islands losing species by extinction as their habitats degrade from erosion and loss of are”
Defying the curse of ignorance: perspectives in insect macroecology and conservation biogeography (2010, methodology): “In the same tradition, Coleoptera from the Canary Islands were recently used by Whittaker et al. (2008) as a basis for their general dynamic model of oceanic island biogeography (see also Borges&Hortal, 2009).”
Time, area and isolation: factors driving the diversification of Azorean arthropods (2009, methodology): “Contrary to Whittaker et al. (2008), we have considered subspecies designations, counting them in the SIE metrics.”
A reconstruction of Palaeo‐Macaronesia, with particular reference to the long‐term biogeography of the Atlantic island laurel forests (2011, background): “…Bellemain & Ricklefs, 2008); the prevalence of niche pre-emption as an evolutionary force within lineages (Silvertown et al., 2005); or the roles played by speciation, extinction and migration in shaping insular communities (Whittaker et al., 2008; Triantis et al., 2010), to mention but a few.”
The partitioning of Africa: statistically defined biogeographical regions in sub‐Saharan Africa (2012, background): “Biogeographical study of islands presents particular challenges, being affected by different forces from those acting on a continent (Whittaker et al., 2008).”
Biogeographical modules and island roles: a comparison of Wallacea and the West Indies (2012, neutral): “…elevation, isolation, and stage in history of an island – upon species richness are now relatively well known (MacArthur & Wilson, 1967; Ricklefs & Bermingham, 2004; Kalmar & Currie, 2006; Whittaker & Fernández-Palacios, 2007; Kreft et al., 2008; Triantis et al., 2008; Whittaker et al., 2008).”
Testing a relict distributional pattern of fen plant and terrestrial snail species at the Holocene scale: a null model approach (2011, methodology): “We used Age Deepest Sediment as the primary age parameter in accordance with classical oceanic island biogeography studies (Whittaker et al., 2008), which usually use the maximum age of an island despite possible catastrophic events that might occur later (Fattorini, 2010).”
Increase of island endemism with altitude – speciation processes on oceanic islands (2012, methodology): “Whittaker et al. (2008) and Triantis et al. (2008) suggest an important inﬂ uence of area: on average the area threshold for SIEs is larger than that for MIE and non-endemic species.”
Which function describes the species–area relationship best? A review and empirical evaluation (2009, background): “…is partly masked by ecological differences between the islands (i.e. the dependence of species richness on factors other than area; see, for example, Whittaker et al., 2008) and also by the ‘island effect’ (small islands generally have fewer species than areas of the same size on continents, but…”
The Canaries: an important biogeographical meeting place (2008, background): “…(alongside vicariance mechanisms) within biogeographical science, and of a growing awareness of the importance of incorporating general patterns of environmental history in island biogeographical and evolutionary models (e.g. Carine et al., 2004; Carine, 2005; Whittaker et al., 2007, 2008).”