TY - JOUR

T1 - Oceanic island biogeography through the lens of the general dynamic model

T2 - assessment and prospect

AU - Borregaard, Michael Krabbe

AU - Amorim, Isabel R.

AU - Borges, Paulo A. V.

AU - Cabral, Juliano S.

AU - Fernández-Palacios, José María

AU - Field, Richard

AU - Heaney, Lawrence R.

AU - Kreft, Holger

AU - Matthews, Thomas J.

AU - Olesen, Jens M.

AU - Price, Jonathan

AU - Rigal, Francois

AU - Steinbauer, Manuel

AU - Triantis, Konstantinos A.

AU - Valente, Luis

AU - Weigelt, Patrick

AU - Whittaker, Robert James

PY - 2017/5

Y1 - 2017/5

N2 - The general dynamic model of oceanic island biogeography (GDM) has added a new dimension to theoretical island biogeography in recognizing that geological processes are key drivers of the evolutionary processes of diversification and extinction within remote islands. It provides a dynamic and essentially non-equilibrium framework generating novel predictions for emergent diversity properties of oceanic islands and archipelagos. Its publication in 2008 coincided with, and spurred on, renewed attention to the dynamics of remote islands. We review progress, both in testing the GDM's predictions and in developing and enhancing ecological-evolutionary understanding of oceanic island systems through the lens of the GDM. In particular, we focus on four main themes: (i) macroecological tests using a space-for-time rationale; (ii) extensions of theory to islands following different patterns of ontogeny; (iii) the implications of GDM dynamics for lineage diversification and trait evolution; and (iv) the potential for downscaling GDM dynamics to local-scale ecological patterns and processes within islands. We also consider the implications of the GDM for understanding patterns of non-native species diversity. We demonstrate the vitality of the field of island biogeography by identifying a range of potentially productive lines for future research.

AB - The general dynamic model of oceanic island biogeography (GDM) has added a new dimension to theoretical island biogeography in recognizing that geological processes are key drivers of the evolutionary processes of diversification and extinction within remote islands. It provides a dynamic and essentially non-equilibrium framework generating novel predictions for emergent diversity properties of oceanic islands and archipelagos. Its publication in 2008 coincided with, and spurred on, renewed attention to the dynamics of remote islands. We review progress, both in testing the GDM's predictions and in developing and enhancing ecological-evolutionary understanding of oceanic island systems through the lens of the GDM. In particular, we focus on four main themes: (i) macroecological tests using a space-for-time rationale; (ii) extensions of theory to islands following different patterns of ontogeny; (iii) the implications of GDM dynamics for lineage diversification and trait evolution; and (iv) the potential for downscaling GDM dynamics to local-scale ecological patterns and processes within islands. We also consider the implications of the GDM for understanding patterns of non-native species diversity. We demonstrate the vitality of the field of island biogeography by identifying a range of potentially productive lines for future research.

KW - Archipelago

KW - Diversity theory

KW - General dynamic model

KW - Island biogeography

KW - Island evolution

KW - Trait evolution

KW - Volcanic islands

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84959300284&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/brv.12256

DO - 10.1111/brv.12256

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 26923215

VL - 92

SP - 830

EP - 853

JO - Biological Reviews

JF - Biological Reviews

SN - 1464-7931

IS - 2

ER -