...small or remote islands have fewer species...
...species than large islands or those near...
...Species richness on islands depends on island...
...size and isolation, islands provide excellent opportunities...
...diversity of communities. “Islands” include oceanic islands...
...“Islands” include oceanic islands as well as...
...well as habitat islands on land, such...
...the mainland. Small islands have lower immigration...
...upon them. Small islands have higher extinction...
...species to partition. Islands closer to the...
...immigration rate than islands that are farther...
...community structure on islands. Concept 53.5 Contrasting...

...historically occur on islands.Polynesian colonization of the...
...of the Pacific islands (1000 – 3000...
...Extinction Rates on Islands?Islands have:LIMITED AREASMALL POPULATION...
...Extinction Rates on Islands?When predators introduced from...
...Extinction Rates on Islands? 35Extinction Rates in...