island biogeography
EYE-lund by-oh-jee-OG-rah-fee
ˈaɪlənd ˌbaɪoʊdʒiˈɒɡrəfiListen
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a field of biogeography that examines how species richness on islands is determined by the balance between immigration of new species and extinction of established ones, as formalised by Robert MacArthur and E. O. Wilson in their 1967 theory of island biogeography; larger islands and islands closer to mainland source pools support more species; the theory profoundly influenced conservation biology by providing a theoretical basis for understanding habitat patches as ecological islands and informing reserve design principles regarding size, shape, and connectivity
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