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Research on Islands: Classic, Recent, and Prospective Approaches

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Islands

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 115))

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In classic studies of island biota three main approaches may be identified: description of strange plants and animals as phenomena at the species level; examination of the mechanisms behind evolutionary and distributional patterns recognized at the population and community level; and quantitative and comparative evaluation of the diversity of entire island biota.

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  1. Department of Plant Ecology, Botanical Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2D, DK-1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark

    Henning Adsersen

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Peter M. Vitousek

  2. National Biological Survey, Haleakala National Park, 96768, Makawao, Maui, HI, 96768, USA

    Lloyd L. Loope

  3. Department of Plant Ecology, Botanical Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2D, DK 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark

    Henning Adsersen

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Adsersen, H. (1995). Research on Islands: Classic, Recent, and Prospective Approaches. In: Vitousek, P.M., Loope, L.L., Adsersen, H. (eds) Islands. Ecological Studies, vol 115. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78963-2_2

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