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Altitudinal diversity gradients and the theory of island biogeography - an explanation [PDF]

Pacific Conservation Biology, 2002
As part of a wider discussion of forest diversity in New Zealand, Ogden (1995) pointed out that the area available between any pair of contours on a conical mountain decreased with altitude in parallel with the decrease in species richness. This correlation is confounded with other environmental variables, such as temperature, which have been widely ...
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Budding speciation, mitochondrial capture and introgression between surface and cave lineages in the Asellus aquaticus species complex

Cladistics, EarlyView.
Abstract Replicated pairs of ancestral and evolutionarily derived populations provide opportunities to test hypotheses about the deterministic laws of evolution. The Asellus aquaticus species complex is an invertebrate model system with several independent surface‐to‐cave transitions and a complicated and unresolved evolutionary history.
Peter Trontelj, Valerija Zakšek, Anja Palandačić, Hans Recknagel   +3 more
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Prevalence of traded bird species in key biodiversity areas

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The use and trade of biodiversity involve tens of thousands of species that are exploited at a range of scales, intensities, and degrees of sustainability. As a result, some are highly threatened. Key biodiversity areas (KBAs) are sites of significance for the persistence of biodiversity identified nationally based on standardized criteria ...
Oscar Morton, Tom Lansley, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Graeme M. Buchanan, David P. Edwards   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Island syndrome in rodents; a comparative study on island forms of the bank vole, Myodes glareolus

, 2009
PhD 2009 QMIslands are extremely variable habitats, differing in shape, size, degree of isolation, geography and climate. They are often described as ‘natural laboratories’ and have proven beneficial for testing theories on evolution and adaptation ...
Hare, Emma J.
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The biogeography of the magnesian limestone grassland flora of east Durham and Tyne & Wear [PDF]

, 1995
1. The remaining fragments of Magnesian Limestone Grassland (MLG) in East Durham and Tyne & Wear were surveyed. Biogeographical theory and climate modelling techniques are applied in order to provide insights for conservation policy 2.
Abbott, Heidi Jane
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Conservation implications of shifting habitat use in migrating insects: Selection patterns in a threatened damselfly show that season‐specific actions are needed

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Well‐preserved heathlands of NW Italy are the main overwintering habitat of Sympecma paedisca, while grassy margins in farmland are used only in summer and are avoided from autumn onwards. Grassy margins in farmland act as corridors during the species' migrations between its breeding (ricefields) and overwintering (lowland heathlands) grounds ...
Leonardo Siddi, Martina Cadin, Mattia Brambilla, Giacomo Assandri   +3 more
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ECOLOGICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY: A REVIEW WITH EMPHASIS ON CONSERVATION AND THE NEUTRAL MODEL BIOGEOGRAFIA ECOLOGICA: REVISION CON ENFASIS EN CONSERVACION Y EL "MODELO NEUTRAL" BIOGEOGRAFIA ECOLOGICA: REVISION CON ENFASIS EN CONSERVACION Y EL "MODELO NATURAL"

Gayana, 2008
Ecological biogeography studies the factors that define the spatial distribution of species in the present time. This review summarises recent contributions on ecological biogeography. Most recent articles report environmental factors such as temperature,
Julián Monge-Nájera
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Demonstration of an instream flow model to accommodate a threatened tiger beetle in riverine dune habitat

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Burrows of the threatened Gibson's Big Sand Tiger Beetle in riverine dune habitats are susceptible to flooding through managed flows. HEC‐RAS modelling identified the flow thresholds above which flooding would occur for burrows and affect the beetle larvae. These findings provide instream flow guidelines for conserving this threatened species and guide
Iain D. Phillips, Aaron J. Bell, Faline Drummond   +2 more
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Towards a genetic theory of island biogeography

Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2023
Background: MacArthur and Wilson's theory of island biogeography has been a foundation for obtaining testable predictions from models of community assembly and for developing models that integrate across scales and disciplines. Historically, however, these developments have focused on integration across ecological and macroevolutionary scales and on ...
Overcast, Isaac, Achaz, Guillaume, Aguilée, R., Andújar, Carmelo, Arribas, Paula, Creedy, Thomas, Economo, Evan, Etienne, Rampal, Gillespie, Rosemary, Jacquet, Claire, Jay, Flora, Kennedy, Susan, Krehenwinkel, Henrik, Lambert, Amaury, Meramveliotakis, Emmanouil, Noguerales, Víctor, Perez‐lamarque, Benoit, Roderick, George, Rogers, Haldre, Ruffley, Megan, Sanmartin, Isabel, Vogler, Alfried, Papadopoulou, Anna, Emerson, Brent, Morlon, Hélène   +24 more
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Multi-population comparison of resource exploitation by island foxes: implications for conservation

, 2014
Imperiled island foxes are inherently resource-limited by their insular ecology. We examined food use on all 6 islands where they occur to assess resource exploitation patterns.
Van Horn Job, C.L., E C Kelly, T L Westall, Harrison, S.W.R., C L Van, Madrid, AY, Westall, T.L., A.Y. Madrid, T.L. Westall, Madrid, A.Y., Westall, TL, Van Horn Job, CL, Kelly, EC, S W R Harrison, E.C. Kelly, Cypher, B.L., B.L. Cypher, Kelly, E.C., Cypher, BL, Harrison, SWR, A Y Madrid, Horn Job, S.W.R. Harrison, C.L. Van Horn Job, B L Cypher   +24 more
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