Book contents
- The Species–Area Relationship
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation
- The Species–Area Relationship
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I Introduction and History
- Part II Diversity–Area Relationships: The Different Types and Underlying Factors
- 3 Explaining Variation in Island Species–Area Relationship (ISAR) Model Parameters between Different Archipelago Types: Expanding a Global Model of ISARs
- 4 Determinants of the Shape of Species–Area Curves
- 5 Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity–Area Relationships
- 6 Species–Area Relationships in Alien Species: Pattern and Process
- Part III Theoretical Advances in Species–Area Relationship Research
- Part IV The Species–Area Relationship in Applied Ecology
- Part V Future Directions in Species–Area Relationship Research
- Index
- References
6 - Species–Area Relationships in Alien Species: Pattern and Process
from Part II - Diversity–Area Relationships: The Different Types and Underlying Factors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 March 2021
- The Species–Area Relationship
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation
- The Species–Area Relationship
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I Introduction and History
- Part II Diversity–Area Relationships: The Different Types and Underlying Factors
- 3 Explaining Variation in Island Species–Area Relationship (ISAR) Model Parameters between Different Archipelago Types: Expanding a Global Model of ISARs
- 4 Determinants of the Shape of Species–Area Curves
- 5 Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity–Area Relationships
- 6 Species–Area Relationships in Alien Species: Pattern and Process
- Part III Theoretical Advances in Species–Area Relationship Research
- Part IV The Species–Area Relationship in Applied Ecology
- Part V Future Directions in Species–Area Relationship Research
- Index
- References
Summary
Biological invasions by alien species (in this context, species transported by human actions to areas in which they do not naturally occur) represent one of the primary ways in which people are changing global biodiversity. Native species richness is a positive function of geographic area – the well-known species–area relationship. An interesting question is whether alien species recapitulate this pattern, broadly and/or in detail. Here, we review the increasing body of research exploring alien species richness in the context of geographic area. We assess both the similarities and differences between the species–area relationships of alien and native species groups and how adding alien species to areas affects the overall species–area relationship. Then, we assess how analysis of data for alien species informs our understanding of the mechanisms controlling species–area relationships more generally. We finish with some broad conclusions on the basis of the previous sections.
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- The Species–Area RelationshipTheory and Application, pp. 133 - 154Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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