@article{fdi:010066793,
  title = {{I}sland species-area relationships and species accumulation curves are not equivalent : an analysis of habitat island datasets},
  author = {{M}atthews, {T}. {J}. and {T}riantis, {K}. {A}. and {R}igal, {F}. and {B}orregaard, {M}. {K}. and {G}uilhaumon, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {W}hittaker, {R}. {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}im{T}he relationship between species number and area is of fundamental importance in macroecology and conservation science, yet the implications of different means of quantitative depiction of the relationship remain contentious. {W}e set out (1) to establish the variation in form of the relationship between two distinct methods applied to the same habitat island datasets, (2) to explore the relevance of several key dataset properties for variation in the parameters of these relationships, and (3) to assess the implications for application of the resulting models. {L}ocations{G}lobal. {M}ethods{T}hrough literature search we compiled 97 habitat island datasets. {F}or each we analysed the form of the island species-area relationship ({ISAR}) and several versions of species accumulation curve ({SAC}), giving priority to a randomized form ({R}an-{SAC}). {H}aving established the validity of the power model, we compared the slopes (z-values) between the {ISAR} and the {SAC} for each dataset. {W}e used boosted regression tree and simulation analyses to investigate the effect of nestedness and other variables in driving observed differences in z-values between {ISAR}s and {SAC}s. {R}esults{T}he {R}an-{SAC} was steeper than the {ISAR} in 77% of datasets. {T}he differences were primarily driven by the degree of nestedness, although other variables (e.g. the number of islands in a dataset) were also important. {T}he {ISAR} was often a poor predictor of archipelago species richness. {M}ain conclusions{S}lopes of the {ISAR} and {SAC} for the same data set can vary substantially, revealing their non-equivalence, with implications for applications of species-area curve parameters in conservation science. {F}or example, the {ISAR} was a poor predictor of archipelagic richness in datasets with a low degree of nestedness. {C}aution should be employed when using the {ISAR} for the purposes of extrapolation and prediction in habitat island systems.},
  keywords = {{B}oosted regression trees ; conservation biogeography ; fragmentation ; habitat islands ; island biogeography ; island species-area relationship ; macroecology ; nestedness ; species accumulation curve ; species-area ; relationship},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {E}cology and {B}iogeography},
  volume = {25},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {607--618},
  ISSN = {1466-822{X}},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1111/geb.12439},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066793},
}