Island biogeography of mutualistic interaction networks

• Published in: Journal of biogeography Vol. 40; no. 11; pp. 2020 - 2031
• Main Authors: Trøjelsgaard, Kristian, Báez, Marcos, Espadaler, Xavier, Nogales, Manuel, Oromí, Pedro, Roche, Francisco La, Olesen, Jens M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2013; John Wiley & Sons Ltd; Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Age; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Archipelagoes; Archipelagos; Biogeography; Biological and medical sciences; Biota; Canaries; Canary Islands; ecological network; Ecology; Endemism; Extinct species; Flowers & plants; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; general dynamic theory; Geological time; island age; island area; Island biogeography; Islands; Macaronesia; Marine ecology; mutualism; Plant species; Plants; Pollinators; single-island interaction; SPECIAL PAPER; specialization; Species; Species extinction; Species richness; Synecology; Atlantic Ocean Islands; Canary Islands; Theory; Interaction; island area; Biogeography; island age; island biogeography; Island; Mutualism; Macaronesia; general dynamic theory; Specialization; Canary Islands; Dynamics; single-island interaction; Age; ecological network

Aim The seminal theory of island biogeography, based on changing rates of immigration and extinction, should be seen in a geological context, as an island's maturity influences the richness of its biota. Here, we develop an island biogeography of biotic interactions, recognizing that, besides s...