Oceanic island biogeography through the lens of the general dynamic model: assessment and prospect

MK Borregaard, IR Amorim, PAV Borges… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The general dynamic model of oceanic island biogeography (GDM) has added a new
dimension to theoretical island biogeography in recognizing that geological processes are …

Strategic and rare elements in Cretaceous-Cenozoic cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts from seamounts in the Canary Island Seamount Province (northeastern …

E Marino, FJ González, L Somoza, R Lunar… - Ore Geology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Thick ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) crusts from four Cretaceous seamounts (The Paps,
Tropic, Echo and Drago) at the southern Canary Island Seamount Province (CISP) in the …

A general dynamic theory of oceanic island biogeography

RJ Whittaker, KA Triantis, RJ Ladle - Journal of Biogeography, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim MacArthur and Wilson's dynamic equilibrium model of island biogeography
provides a powerful framework for understanding the ecological processes acting on insular …

A reconstruction of Palaeo‐Macaronesia, with particular reference to the long‐term biogeography of the Atlantic island laurel forests

JM Fernández‐Palacios… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Macaronesia is a biogeographical region comprising five Atlantic Oceanic archipelagos: the
Azores, Madeira, Selvagen (Savage Islands), Canaries and Cape Verde. It has strong …

[BOOK][B] Evolutionary biogeography: an integrative approach with case studies

J Morrone - 2009 - books.google.com
" Rather than favoring only one approach, Juan J. Morrone proposes a comprehensive
treatment of the developments and theories of evolutionary biogeography. Evolutionary …

Slope failure dynamics and impacts from seafloor and shallow sub-seafloor geophysical data: case studies from the COSTA project

M Canals, G Lastras, R Urgeles, JL Casamor, J Mienert… - Marine Geology, 2004 - Elsevier
Holocene and slightly pre-Holocene submarine landslide are found both in high-latitude
glacial-dominated margins and in lower latitude, river-dominated margins. This paper …

Climate vs. topography–spatial patterns of plant species diversity and endemism on a high‐elevation island

SDH Irl, DEV Harter, MJ Steinbauer… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Climate and topography are among the most fundamental drivers of plant diversity. Here, we
assessed the importance of climate and topography in explaining diversity patterns of …

On the composition of ocean island basalts (OIB): The effects of lithospheric thickness variation and mantle metasomatism

ER Humphreys, Y Niu - Lithos, 2009 - Elsevier
We have examined island-averaged geochemical data for 115 volcanic islands with known
eruption ages and ages of the underlain lithosphere from the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian …

Eruptive and structural history of Teide Volcano and rift zones of Tenerife, Canary Islands

JC Carracedo, ER Badiola… - Geological …, 2007 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Teide and Pico Viejo stratocones and the Northwest and Northeast Rifts are
products of the latest eruptive phase of the island of Tenerife, initiated with the lateral …

Major element chemistry of ocean island basalts—conditions of mantle melting and heterogeneity of mantle source

R Dasgupta, MG Jackson, CTA Lee - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2010 - Elsevier
We estimate average compositions of near-primary,'reference'ocean island basalts (OIBs)
for 120 volcanic centers from 31 major island groups and constrain the depth of lithosphere …