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Macaronesia as a fruitful arena for ecology, evolution and conservation biology
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Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and
conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and
outline promising research avenues enhancing conservation. Some of these discoveries
indicate that the Macaronesian flora and fauna are composed of rather young lineages,
not Tertiary relicts, predominantly of European origin. Macaronesia also seems to be an important source region for back-colonisation of continental fringe regions on both sides
of the Atlantic. This group of archipelagos (Azores, Madeira, Selvagens, Canary Islands,
and Cabo Verde) has been crucial to learn about the particularities of macroecological
patterns and interaction networks on islands, providing evidence for the development of
the General Dynamic Model of oceanic island biogeography and subsequent updates.
However, in addition to exceptionally high richness of endemic species, Macaronesia
is also home to a growing number of threatened species, along with invasive alien
plants and animals. Several innovative conservation and management actions are in
place to protect its biodiversity from these and other drivers of global change. The
Macaronesian Islands are a well-suited field of study for island ecology and evolution
research, mostly due to its special geological layout with 40 islands grouped within
five archipelagos differing in geological age, climate and isolation. A large amount of
data is now available for several groups of organisms on and around many of these
islands. However, continued efforts should be made toward compiling new information
on their biodiversity, to pursue various fruitful research avenues and develop appropriate
conservation management tools
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alien species biodiversity hotspot biotic interactions extinction long distance dispersal reverse colonisation speciation volcanic oceanic islands
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Florencio M, Patiño J, Nogué S, Traveset A, Borges PAV, Schaefer H, Amorim IR, Arnedo M, Ávila SP, Cardoso P, de Nascimento L, Fernández-Palacios JM, Gabriel SI, Gil A, Gonçalves V, Haroun R, Illera JC, López-Darias M, Martínez A, Martins GM, Neto AI, Nogales M, Oromí P, Rando JC, Raposeiro PM, Rigal F, Romeiras MM, Silva L, Valido A, Vanderpoorten A, Vasconcelos R and Santos AMC (2021) Macaronesia as a Fruitful Arena for Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology. Front. Ecol. Evol. 9:718169
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Frontiers