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Island Biogeography and Habitat Loss
1. Habitat loss and fragmentation2. Lessons from islands• Effects of patch area and shape on species richness • Macarthur-Wilson equilibrium theory
of island biogeography
300 years
Old Growth Forest
Aboveground Woody Biomass
log(S) = log(c) + z log(A)
AREA effects: Species – Area Curves
log(c)
z
S = c Az
S = # of speciesA = areaz and c are fitted constants
Boreal mountain patches
z ≈ 0.15 – 0.35
S
A
50%
90%
Data from habitat patches is similar to data from islands
10|2 Rule for z = 0.25
As Area ↓ Wide ranging species ↓As Area ↓ Population sizes ↓
Patch area AND shape affect species richness through edge effects
As A decreases, edge:interior ratio increases
Minimum edge:interior ratio
All edge
Det
ecti
on
or
occ
urr
ence
As area increases, occurrence decreases for the edge species
As area increases, occurrence increases for ground-nesting interior species
Edge species
Interior species
Worm-eating warblerOvenbird
American robinGray catbird
Figure 19.18
Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography
Theory
Rat
e
Number of species on island (S)
Island size and connectivity determine species richnessMacArthur and Wilson 1963
S is a balance between immigration of new species and extinction of resident species
Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography
Theory
Rat
e
Number of species on island (S)
I
P = Size of source pool
Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography
Theory
Rat
e
Number of species on island (S)
IE
PSize of source pool
Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography
Theory
Rat
e
Number of species on island (S)
S^
^T
IE
PSize of source pool
# of species present is a balance between immigration of new spp. and extinction of resident spp.; species composition continually changing, but total number of species constant
Data for birds in Solomon Islands
Number of species, S
Rat
e o
f im
mig
rati
on
or
exti
nct
ion
(sp
ecie
s/yr
)
Shapes of I and E curves:
r/K selected species
The Distance Effect: Theory
Number of species on island (S)
Rat
e
In
If
E
PSnSf
Sou
rce
po
ol
n = nearf = far
The Distance Effect: DataD
isp
ers
al
Distance from sourceOdum 1959; Wolfenbarger 1976
The Area Effect: Theory
Number of species on island (S)
Rat
e
IEs
PSLSs
Sou
rce
po
ol
L = larges = small
EL
DATA: S-A curves
The Area Effect: Data
MW Equilibrium
Model of Island
Biogeography
combined distance-area
effects
Target effect= immigration
is higher on large islands
Rescue effect = extinction is lower on near
islands
Modifying Effects for MW model
X
X
X
X
2005
2006
2007
Simberloff’s mangrove island experiments“Defaunation”
Island E9
Pre: 29 speciesPost: 24 species
Overlap: 8 species