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Patterns of Diversity in Island Plants

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 115))

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Islands form smaller and less complicated ecosystems than do neighbouring continents, and for this reason are interesting objects in the study of evolution. These small ecosystems tend to be easily disturbed and vulnerable, however, the smaller and more isolated they are. The geological history may be of great importance for the composition of the biological system and the evolutionary direction on an island. Many islands were once connected to a continent, whereas others were created through volcanic activity on the sea floor and have always been surrounded by water. Biologists mostly refer to the two types as continental and oceanic, respectively, but there are islands that do not fit into either of these categories due to complicated geological events in the past. Although islands in the normal sense are pieces of land surrounded by water, restricted habitats surrounded by different environmental conditions may be regarded as islands in a strict biological sense.

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  1. Department of Systematic Botany, Göteborg University, Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22, S-413 19, Göteborg, Sweden

    U. Eliasson

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Peter M. Vitousek

  2. National Biological Survey, Haleakala National Park, 96768, Makawao, Maui, HI, 96768, USA

    Lloyd L. Loope

  3. Department of Plant Ecology, Botanical Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2D, DK 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark

    Henning Adsersen

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Eliasson, U. (1995). Patterns of Diversity in Island Plants. In: Vitousek, P.M., Loope, L.L., Adsersen, H. (eds) Islands. Ecological Studies, vol 115. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78963-2_4

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