Species–area relationships in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands emerge because rarer species are disproportionately favored on larger islands

Abstract The island species–area relationship (ISAR) describes how the number of species increases with increasing size of an island (or island‐like habitat), and is of fundamental importance in island biogeography and conservation. Here, we use a framework based on individual‐based rarefaction to i...

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Main Authors: Leana D. Gooriah, Priya Davidar, Jonathan M. Chase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-07-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6480