Island ecology and evolution: challenges in the Anthropocene

• Published in: Environmental conservation Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 323 - 335
• Main Authors: GRAHAM, NATALIE R., GRUNER, DANIEL S., LIM, JUN Y., GILLESPIE, ROSEMARY G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Anthropocene; Anthropocene epoch; anthropogenic activities; Archipelagoes; arthropods; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Biological evolution; Biological properties; Biology; Check lists; Climate change; Community; Ecological monitoring; Ecology; Ecosystem biology; Ecosystems; Endangered & extinct species; Endemism; Environmental changes; Environmental health; Evolution; Evolutionary biology; Extinction; Geological history; Habitats; Hot spots (geology); Human impact; Human influences; Immigration; indigenous species; Islands; Public health; Science; SUBJECT REVIEWS; biodiversity; diversification; taxonomic impediment; habitat modification; invasive species; climate change

Islands are widely considered to be model systems for studying fundamental questions in ecology and evolutionary biology. The fundamental state factors that vary among island systems – geologic history, size, isolation and age – form the basis of mature phenomenological and predictive theory. In thi...