The distinctive material cycle associated with seabirds and land crabs on a pristine oceanic island: a case study of Minamiiwoto, Ogasawara Islands, subtropical Japan

• Published in: Oecologia Vol. 207; no. 6; p. 88
• Main Authors: Sato, Nozomu, Nakashita, Rumiko, Sasaki, Tetsuro, Kato, Hidetoshi, Karube, Haruki, Mori, Hideaki, Kawakami, Kazuto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animals; anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic birds; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Birds - physiology; Brachyura; Carbon 13; Carbon Isotopes - analysis; Carnivorous animals; case studies; Crustaceans; Ecology; Ecosystem; Ecosystem disturbance; Ecosystems; Endangered & extinct species; Food Chain; Food chains; Food webs; Gecarcinidae; Hydrology/Water Resources; Islands; Isotopes; Japan; Life Sciences; Marine crustaceans; Marine resources; Nesting; Nitrogen Isotopes - analysis; Nutrient cycles; Oceanic islands; Original Research; Plant Sciences; Predators; Recovery of function; Seabirds; Shellfish; species; Stable isotopes; Japan; Ogasawara Islands; Alien species; Stable isotope; Food web; Restoration; Volcano Islands

Seabirds are responsible for transporting marine material to oceanic islands, and attempts are being made to restore their function on many islands where they have become extinct. However, little is known about the original island ecosystems prior to disturbance. Minamiiwoto, located in the Ogasawar...