@article{fdi:010068167,
  title = {{O}n the form of species-area relationships in habitat islands and true islands},
  author = {{M}atthews, {T}. {J}. and {G}uilhaumon, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {T}riantis, {K}. {A}. and {B}orregaard, {M}. {K}. and {W}hittaker, {R}. {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}im {W}e undertook the largest comparative study to date of the form of the island species-area relationship ({ISAR}) using 207 habitat island datasets and 601 true island datasets. {W}e also undertook analyses of (a) the factors influencing z- and c-values of the power (log-log) model and (b) how z and c vary between different island types. {L}ocation {G}lobal. {M}ethods {W}e used an information theoretic approach to compare the fit of 20 {ISAR} models to 207 habitat island datasets. {M}odel performance was ranked according to pre-set criteria, including metrics of generality and efficiency. {W}e also fitted the power (log-log) model to each dataset and analysed variation in parameter estimates and model fits as a function of key dataset characteristics using linear models and constrained analysis of principal coordinates. {R}esults {T}he power (nonlinear) model provided the best fit to the most datasets, and was the highest ranked model overall. {I}n general, the more complex models performed badly. {A}verage z-values were significantly lower for habitat island datasets than for true islands, and were higher for mountaintop and urban habitat islands than for other habitat island types. {A}verage c-values were significantly lower for oceanic islands, and significantly higher for inland water-body islands, than for habitat islands. {V}alues of z and c were related to dataset characteristics including the ratio of the largest to smallest island and the maximum and minimum richness values in a dataset. {M}ain conclusions {O}ur multimodel comparisons demonstrated the nonlinear implementation of the power model to be the best overall model and thus to be a sensible choice for general use. {A}s the z-value of the log-log power model varied in relation to ecological and geographical properties of the study systems, caution should be employed when using canonical values for applied purposes.},
  keywords = {{A}pplied island ecology ; conservation biogeography ; fragmentation ; habitat islands ; habitat loss ; island biogeography ; island species-area relationship ; macroecology ; multimodel comparison ; species-area relationship},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {E}cology and {B}iogeography},
  volume = {25},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {847--858},
  ISSN = {1466-822{X}},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1111/geb.12269},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068167},
}