@article{fdi:010069501,
  title = {{A}ge-area scaling of extinction debt within isolated terrestrial vertebrate assemblages},
  author = {{H}ugueny, {B}ernard},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} new model of delayed species loss (extinction debt) within isolated communities is applied to a large data set of terrestrial vertebrate assemblages (n = 188) occupying habitat fragments or islands varying greatly in size and age. {T}he model encapsulates previous approaches based on diversity-dependent ({DD}) extinction rates while allowing for a more flexible treatment of temporal dynamics. {T}hree important results emerge. {F}irst, species loss rate slows down with the age of the isolate, a strong and general pattern largely unnoticed so far. {S}econdly, while being good candidates in the light of previous works, {DD} models fail to account for this pattern, a result that necessitates a search for other mechanisms. {T}hirdly, a simple diversity-independent model based on area (converted into population size) and age explains 97% of the variability in species loss rate and appears to be a promising predictive tool to handle extinction debt following habitat loss.},
  keywords = {{A}mphibians ; birds ; conservation biology ; diversity dependence ; habitat fragmentation ; insular biogeography ; mammals ; relaxation ; reptiles},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cology {L}etters},
  volume = {20},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {591--598},
  ISSN = {1461-023{X}},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1111/ele.12756},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069501},
}