Authors
Kostas A Triantis, François Guilhaumon, Robert J Whittaker
Publication date
2012/2
Journal
Journal of Biogeography
Volume
39
Issue
2
Pages
215-231
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Description
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) the best‐fit model family, (3) the best‐fit ISAR shape (and presence of an asymptote), (4) system properties that may explain ISAR form, and (5) parameter values and interpretation of the logarithmic implementation of the power model.
Location World‐wide.
Methods We amassed 601 data sets from terrestrial islands and employed an information‐theoretic framework to test for the best‐fit ISAR model, family, and shape, and for the presence/absence of an asymptote. Two main criteria were applied: generality (the proportion of cases for which the model provided an adequate fit) and efficiency (the overall probability of a model, when adequate, being the best at explaining ISARs; evaluated using the mean overall …
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KA Triantis, F Guilhaumon, RJ Whittaker - Journal of Biogeography, 2012