island.rich: Mammal richness data with respect to montane island area.
Description
Among other things the theory of island biogeography (Wilson and McArthur 1967) predicts that species richness
will increase with increasing island area. Islands, however, need not be a body of land
in water. Lomolino et al. (1989) investigated the relationship between the area of
montane forest patches and the richness of mammal fauna in the Southwestern United States.
His data are compiled here.source
Lomolino, M. V., J. H. Brown and R. Davis (1989) Island biogeography of montane forest mammals in the
American Southwest. Ecology 70:180-194.