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The Theory of Island Biogeography 1967
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Robert MacArthur & E.O. Wilson
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Krakatoa In 1883 there was a volcanic eruption on the island of Krakatoa that eliminated all life there Scientists have visited since collecting data on the colonization and species richness of the island
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Krakatoa Predictions MacArthur and Wilson’s Theory of Island Biogeography predicted that the equilibrium value for birds species would be 30, that the time to reach equilibrium would be 40 years, and the turnover rate would be 1 species a year
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Krakatoa Confirmation Birds Species 1908 – 13 species 1921 – 27 species 1934 – 27 species 5 species had been replaced between the 1921 and 1934 surveys
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Wilson & Simberloff
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Arthropod Diversity on Florida Mangrove Islands
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Further Support 1.Determined initial arthropod diversity 2.Used scaffolding to enclose the islands and fumigated arthropods with methyl bromide for 2 hours to kill them 3.Determined final arthropod diversity
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Citations of MacArthur & Wilson 1969 – <24 1970 – 29 1974 – 79 1976 – 94 1977 – >100 1979 – 153 1982 – 161
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Beyond Aquatic Islands As conservation biologist gained knowledge of the theory they began to apply it to islands in a terrestrial landscape
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Jared Diamond
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Wisconsin Forest Fragmentation
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Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragment Project
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