Biogeography

  1. Island Biogeography
    1. Theory of Island Biogeography
      1. MacArthur-Wilson Model
        1. Basic Assumptions
          1. Dynamic Equilibrium Concept
            1. Mathematical Formulation
            2. Immigration Processes
              1. Source Pool Effects
                1. Distance Effects
                  1. Colonization Ability
                  2. Extinction Processes
                    1. Population Size Effects
                      1. Habitat Quality
                        1. Stochastic Events
                        2. Species-Area Relationships
                          1. Power Law Models
                            1. Empirical Patterns
                              1. Mechanisms
                              2. Species-Isolation Relationships
                                1. Distance Decay
                                  1. Stepping Stone Effects
                                    1. Barrier Effects
                                  2. Island Types and Characteristics
                                    1. Oceanic Islands
                                      1. Volcanic Origins
                                        1. Age Effects
                                          1. Isolation Levels
                                          2. Continental Islands
                                            1. Land Bridge History
                                              1. Relict Biotas
                                                1. Area Effects
                                                2. Habitat Islands
                                                  1. Terrestrial Fragments
                                                    1. Forest Fragments
                                                      1. Sky Islands
                                                        1. Urban Green Spaces
                                                        2. Aquatic Islands
                                                          1. Lake Islands
                                                            1. Stream Pools
                                                              1. Wetland Patches
                                                          2. Island Evolution and Ecology
                                                            1. Disharmonic Biotas
                                                              1. Taxonomic Imbalances
                                                                1. Missing Groups
                                                                  1. Ecological Release
                                                                  2. Ecological Changes
                                                                    1. Reduced Defenses
                                                                      1. Behavioral Changes
                                                                        1. Life History Modifications
                                                                        2. Endemic Species Formation
                                                                          1. Adaptive Radiation
                                                                            1. Founder Effects
                                                                              1. Genetic Drift
                                                                            2. Applications and Extensions
                                                                              1. Conservation Applications
                                                                                1. Habitat Fragmentation
                                                                                  1. Reserve Design
                                                                                    1. Species Loss Prediction
                                                                                    2. Metapopulation Theory
                                                                                      1. Patch Dynamics
                                                                                        1. Source-Sink Dynamics
                                                                                          1. Connectivity Effects

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