Which island will have the highest species diversity?
“Large island close to the mainland” for which island will have the highest species diversity. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. 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—“Small island far from the mainland”, “Small island close to the mainla
Ref: Biogeography, Lomolino et al., 5th Ed., Ch. 1-4