Changing perspectives on the biogeography of the tropical South Pacific: influences of dispersal, vicariance and extinction

Changing perspectives on the biogeography of the tropical South Pacific: influences of dispersal, vicariance and extinction

Aim: The biogeographical patterns and drivers of diversity on oceanic islands in the tropical South Pacific (TSP) are synthesized. We use published studies to determine present patterns of diversity on TSP islands, the likely sources of the biota on these islands and how the islands were colonized....

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Main Authors: Keppel, Gunnar, Lowe, A., Possingham, H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2009
Subjects:
vicariance
diversity
long-distance dispersal
stepping-stone dispersal
hitch-hiking
extinction
South Pacific
source areas
shuttle theory
Atlantis theory
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43355

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43355

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