Evaluating the Application of Island Biogeography Theory and the Effects of Insularity in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Abstract

Island biogeography explores the factors that may effect the species richness of islands. Few studies have been done on the biogeography of the islands in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Our objective was to determine which of two different theories of island biogeography better describes the species richness of islands in the BWCAW.