Insular biogeography is a field of study within biogeography that focuses on the distribution of species and ecological dynamics on islands and other isolated environments. It examines how factors such as island size, isolation, and habitat diversity influence the richness and composition of biological communities. The theory of insular biogeography was significantly influenced by the work of ecologists Robert MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson in the 1960s.
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