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They were examples of the "island effect", a rule in evolutionary biology describing how large-bodied species tend to downsize on islands while
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The Storage Effect: a mechanism of species coexistence in a variable
The storage effect is a general mechanism of species coexistence. It is one of two mechanisms (the other being fitness-density covariance) allowing environmental niche differences to promote diversity.
The Delayed Island Mass Effect: How Islands can
In this paper, we demonstrate that a different type of island mass effect exists, where the phytoplankton response is delayed because they grow
How the storage effect and the number of temporal niches affect
In particular, global competition increases the effect of temporal niches on abundance variations, facilitates the storage effect due to negative covariance between environment and
Foster''s rule
Foster''s rule, also known as the island rule or the island effect, is an ecogeographical rule in evolutionary biology stating that members of a species
How the storage effect and the number of temporal
Temporal environmental variations affect diversity in communities of competing populations. In particular, the covariance between competition and environment
Cooling island effect in urban parks from the perspective of internal
Urban parks can effectively reduce surface temperatures, which is an important strategic approach to reducing the urban heat island effect.
Island Mass Effect: A Review of Oceanic Physical Processes
Here we analyze satellite data of SST and NPP around small islands and archipelagos to catalog the physical mechanisms that favor the Island Mass Effect, with the aid of oceanic and
Island scenery storage effect
As one of the focal points of research on island biogeography, the Small Island Effect (SIE) describes a phenomenon in which, when below a certain threshold area, species richness is no longer directly
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