island.rich {asbio} | R Documentation |
Among other things the theory of island biogeography (Wilson and McArthur 1967) predicts that species richness will increase with increasing island area. Islands, however, need not be a body of land in water. Lomolino et al. (1989) investigated the relationship between the area of montane forest patches and the richness of mammal fauna in the Southwestern United States. His data are compiled here.
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Lomolino, M. V., J. H. Brown and R. Davis (1989) Island biogeography of montane forest mammals in the American Southwest. Ecology 70:180-194.