Plants of Oceanic Islands
Evolution, Biogeography, and Conservation of the Flora of the Juan Fernández (Robinson Crusoe) Archipelago

This book provides a comprehensive view of the origin and evolution of the plants of an entire oceanic archipelago.

Tod F. Stuessy (Edited by), Daniel J. Crawford (Edited by), Patricio López-Sepúlveda (Edited by), Carlos M. Baeza (Edited by), Eduardo A. Ruiz (Edited by)

9781107180079, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 26 October 2017

482 pages, 95 b/w illus. 124 colour illus. 2 maps 37 tables
25.3 x 17.9 x 2.8 cm, 1.19 kg

'… the overall conclusion highlights the value of biogeographical studies of islands. This well-illustrated book is a valuable … contribution to the subject.' A. M. Mannion, The Biologist

Bringing together results from over 30 years of research on the Juan Fernández Archipelago off the coast of Chile, this book offers comprehensive coverage of the plants of these special islands. Despite its remote setting in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, the Juan Fernández Archipelago is in many ways an ideal place to ask and attempt to answer basic questions regarding the evolution of vascular plants in an oceanic island environment. By building upon a firm taxonomic base for the flora, a new level of understanding regarding evolution, biogeography, and conservation of the plants is presented. This book is an extensive investigation of the origin and evolution of the flora of an oceanic archipelago, and it serves as a valuable resource for researchers and scholars of island biology as well as for conservation biologists worldwide.

Introduction Tod F. Stuessy, Daniel J. Crawford, Patricio López-Sepúlveda, Carlos M. Baeza and Eduardo Ruiz
Part I. Historical Aspects: 1. History of the islands Tod F. Stuessy
2. Botanists in the islands Tod F. Stuessy and Clodomiro Marticorena
Part II. The Physical Setting: 3. Geology and soils Walter A. Sontag, Jr and Tod F. Stuessy
4. Climate and weather Walter A. Sontag, Jr and Tod F. Stuessy
Part III. The Green Landscape: 5. Taxonomic inventory Tod F. Stuessy, Roberto Rodríguez, Carlos M. Baeza and Patricio López-Sepúlveda
6. Vegetation Josef Greimler, Patricio López-Sepúlveda and Karl Reiter
Part IV. Plant Conservation: 7. Impacts on the vegetation Tod F. Stuessy, Clodomiro Marticorena, Ulf Swenson, Josef Greimler and Patricio López-Sepúlveda
8. Invasive species Josef Greimler, Tod F. Stuessy, Ulf Swenson, Patricio López-Sepúlveda and Carlos M. Baeza
9. Conservation of native and endemic species Tod F. Stuessy, Carlos M. Baeza, Patricio López-Sepúlveda, Roberto Rodríguez and Ulf Swenson
Part V. Patterns of Character Diversity: 10. Flavonoid compounds: taxonomic and phylogenetic implications Daniel J. Crawford, Mario Silva O., Patricia Pacheco and Hugo Valdebenito
11. Chromosome numbers Tod F. Stuessy and Carlos M. Baeza
12. Reproductive biology Gregory J. Anderson and Gabriel Bernardello
Part VI. Evolutionary Processes: 13. Patterns of phylogeny Tod F. Stuessy, Daniel J. Crawford and Eduardo Ruiz
14. Genetic diversity and divergence Daniel J. Crawford, Patricio López-Sepúlveda, Koji Takayama and Eduardo Ruiz
15. Speciation Daniel J. Crawford, Tod F. Stuessy, Koji Takayama, Patricio López-Sepúlveda, Gregory J. Anderson and Gabriel Bernardello
Part VII. Biogeography: 16. Plant origins and dispersal Gabriel Bernardello and Gregory J. Anderson
17. Modeling species diversity Walter A. Sontag, Jr, Tod F. Stuessy and Ulf Swenson
Conclusions Tod F. Stuessy, Daniel J. Crawford, Carlos M. Baeza, Patricio López-Sepúlveda, Josef Greimler, Eduardo Ruiz, Koji Takayama, Gregory J. Anderson, Gabriel Bernardello and Ulf Swenson.

Subject Areas: Biogeography [RGM], Plant ecology [PSTS]