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Coral Islands in West Papua: A Model System for Functional and Taxonomic Diversity and the Resilience of Isolated Habitats

Julian Schrader

出版	Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 2019
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=owBz0AEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Biological diversity on islands is shaped by an interplay of geo-environmental dynamics that are relatively easy to observe, as islands have distinct boundaries and are often small in size. These unique characteristics of islands have inspired naturalist to their use as research laboratories. Islands have therefore influenced many theories in ecology, evolution, and biogeography. Despite great scientific advances in island research, however, we still lack comprehensive understanding of numerous aspects in island ecology. Open research questions are related to the effects of spatial scales o...