The species–area relationship: both general and protean?

Tom Matthews; Kostas A.  Triantis; Robert J. Whittaker

doi:10.1017/9781108569422.004

The species–area relationship: both general and protean?

Tom Matthews
, Kostas A. Triantis
, Robert J. Whittaker

Geography

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Abstract

We briefly describe the species-area relationship (SAR) and summarize the different types, including the main dichotomy of island species–area relationship (ISAR) and species accumulation curves (SAC). We discuss the classification of the ISAR as a fundamental ecological law, despite its protean nature. Exploring this protean behaviour, we review the different ways in which ISAR form has been shown to vary between datasets. The final section outlines the structure of the book and provides a summary of the remaining chapters.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The species–area relationship
Subtitle of host publication	theory and application
Editors	Thomas J. Matthews, Kostas A. Triantis, Robert J. Whittaker
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Chapter	1
Pages	3-19
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9781108569422, 9781108752039
ISBN (Print)	9781108477079, 9781108701877
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108569422.004
Publication status	Published - Mar 2021

Publication series

Name	Ecology, Biodiveristy and Conservation
Publisher	Cambridge University Press

Keywords

power model
island species–area relationship
scale
diversity–area relationship
species accumulation curve
conservation

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The species–area relationship: theory and application
Matthews, T. (Editor), Triantis, K. (Editor) & Whittaker, R. J. (Editor), Mar 2021, Cambridge University Press. 502 p. (Ecology, Biodiveristy and Conservation)
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The species–area relationship: theory and application. ed. / Thomas J. Matthews; Kostas A. Triantis; Robert J. Whittaker. Cambridge University Press, 2021. p. 3-19 (Ecology, Biodiveristy and Conservation).

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The species–area relationship: both general and protean?

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