L. Cáceres-Polgrossi, F. Buldrini, V. Bruzzaniti, J. M. Fernández-Palacios, R. Testolin, P. Zannini, A. Chiarucci
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Abstract
Aim
The study of islands biotas is fundamental to understand biodiversity patterns and process, both on evolutionary and ecological time scales. This study explores the influence of biogeographic and climatic factors on island species–area relationships (ISARs) in volcanic and continental islands, aiming to detect differences in slopes and intercepts between these island origins.
Methods
Data from 5049 vegetation plots on 58 Central Mediterranean Sea islands were collected from various sources. Islands were categorized as volcanic or continental based on their geological origin. area, isolation, maximum elevation, eccentricity, mean annual temperature and annual precipitation were calculated for each island. By using a moving window, we created groups of islands, and ISARs were fitted to each group using the Arrhenius power functions. Linear models and a permutation test were employed to examine how ISAR model parameters varied with the above-mentioned variables.
Results
While ISAR intercept values did not differ between island origins, volcanic islands showed higher ISAR slopes than continental islands. Whereas increasing island isolation and mean annual temperature increased ISAR intercepts on continental islands groups, it decreased on volcanic ones. Increasing annual precipitation decreased ISAR intercept on continental islands groups and increased on volcanic islands groups. Increasing island isolation, eccentricity and mean annual temperature increased the ISAR slope on volcanic islands groups while increasing annual precipitation decreased it. Increasing maximum elevation increased ISAR slope on continental islands groups.
Main conclusions
Our study provides evidence about the importance of island geological origin in determining the observed ISAR patterns. Biogeographic and climatic factors are pivotal in shaping species richness patterns on islands, exerting varying influences on both volcanic and continental islands.
期刊介绍:
Community Ecology, established by the merger of two ecological periodicals, Coenoses and Abstracta Botanica was launched in an effort to create a common global forum for community ecologists dealing with plant, animal and/or microbial communities from terrestrial, marine or freshwater systems. Main subject areas: (i) community-based ecological theory; (ii) modelling of ecological communities; (iii) community-based ecophysiology; (iv) temporal dynamics, including succession; (v) trophic interactions, including food webs and competition; (vi) spatial pattern analysis, including scaling issues; (vii) community patterns of species richness and diversity; (viii) sampling ecological communities; (ix) data analysis methods.