2. What was MacArthur and Wilsons Theory of Island Biogeography? And what predictions does the theory make about species richness in terms of island size? Island remoteness? Immigration and extinction on islands? Are there any actual case studies to verify the theory?

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2. What was MacArthur and Wilsons Theory of Island Biogeography? And what predictions does the
theory make about species richness in terms of island size? Island remoteness? Immigration and
extinction on islands? Are there any actual case studies to verify the theory?
3. What Global Patterns of Species Richness and how do vascular plants provide a good example of thi
phenomenon? Is this pattern universal for all species on earth? Explain.
4. How do the four hypotheses, described in your text, provide alternative explanations for the pattern
species richness and what evidence is there that supports each hypothesis?
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Transcribed Image Text:2. What was MacArthur and Wilsons Theory of Island Biogeography? And what predictions does the theory make about species richness in terms of island size? Island remoteness? Immigration and extinction on islands? Are there any actual case studies to verify the theory? 3. What Global Patterns of Species Richness and how do vascular plants provide a good example of thi phenomenon? Is this pattern universal for all species on earth? Explain. 4. How do the four hypotheses, described in your text, provide alternative explanations for the pattern species richness and what evidence is there that supports each hypothesis? Next « Previous
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