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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A general dynamic theory of oceanic island biogeography
- R. J. Whittaker, Kostas A Triantis, R. Ladle
- Biology, Geography
- 1 June 2008
Aim MacArthur and Wilson’s dynamic equilibrium model of island biogeography provides a powerful framework for understanding the ecological processes acting on insular populations. However, their… Expand
The island species–area relationship: biology and statistics
- Kostas A Triantis, François Guilhaumon, R. Whittaker
- Biology, Geography
- 1 February 2012
Aim We conducted the most extensive quantitative analysis yet undertaken of the form taken by the island species–area relationship (ISAR), among 20 models, to determine: (1) the best-fit model, (2)… Expand
A General Dynamic Theory of Oceanic Island Biogeography: Extending the MacArthur- Wilson Theory to Accommodate the Rise and Fall of Volcanic Islands
- R. J. Whittaker, Kostas A Triantis, R. Ladle
- Geography
- 2014
A theory attempts to identify the factors that determine a class of phenomena and to state the permissible relationships among the factors . . . substituting one theory for many facts. A good theory… Expand
A model for the species–area–habitat relationship
- Kostas A Triantis, M. Mylonas, K. Lika, Katerina Vardinoyannis
- Geography
- 2003
Aim To propose a model (the choros model) for species diversity, which embodies number of species, area and habitat diversity and mathematically unifies area per se and habitat hypotheses.
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Adapting the IUCN Red List criteria for invertebrates
- Pedro Cardoso, P. Borges, Kostas A Triantis, M. Ferrández, J. L. Martín
- Biology
- 1 October 2011
The IUCN Red List is the most useful list of species that are at risk for extinction worldwide, as it relies on a number of objective criteria. Nevertheless, there is a taxonomic bias that excludes… Expand
Island Species Richness Increases with Habitat Diversity
- J. Hortal, Kostas A Triantis, Shai Meiri, E. Thébault, S. Sfenthourakis
- Biology, Medicine
- The American Naturalist
- 26 October 2009
Species richness is commonly thought to increase with habitat diversity. However, a recent theoretical model aiming to unify niche and island biogeography theories predicted a hump‐shaped… Expand
Patterns of species richness on very small islands : the plants of the Aegean archipelago
- M. Panitsa, D. Tzanoudakis, Kostas A Triantis, S. Sfenthourakis
- Geography
- 1 July 2006
Aim To investigate the species–area relationship (SAR) of plants on very small islands, to examine the effect of other factors on species richness, and to check for a possible Small Island Effect… Expand
Island biogeography: Taking the long view of nature’s laboratories
- R. Whittaker, J. M. Fernández-Palacios, T. Matthews, Michael K Borregaard, Kostas A Triantis
- Biology, Medicine
- Science
- 1 September 2017
Dynamics of island biodiversity Fifty years ago, MacArthur and Wilson published their influential book, The Theory of Island Biogeography. This work provided a quantitative framework for… Expand
Extinction debt on oceanic islands
- Kostas A Triantis, Paulo A. V. Borges, +14 authors R. Whittaker
- Geography
- 1 April 2010
Habitat destruction is the leading cause of species extinctions. However, there is typically a time-lag between the reduction in habitat area and the eventual disappearance of the remnant… Expand
Differences in species–area relationships among the major lineages of land plants: a macroecological perspective
- J. Patiño, Patrick Weigelt, +5 authors Alain Vanderpoorten
- Biology
- 1 November 2014
Aim Although the increase in species richness with increasing area is considered one of the few laws in ecology, the role of environmental and taxon-specific features in shaping species–area… Expand