Which is NOT considered an island according to island biogeography theory?
The keyed exception is “Mainland continents.” In the context of which is not considered an island according to island biogeography theory, that statement differs from the governing ecological pattern and must be evaluated against the mechanism rather than accepted from wording alone. Island biogeography explains species richness as a dynamic balance between immigration and extinction. Immigration generally declines as an island fills with species, whereas extinction rises as more species divide finite area and maintain smaller populations. The remaining alternatives—“Oceanic islands”, “Peaks o
Ref: Biogeography, Lomolino et al., 5th Ed., Ch. 1-4
