01781naa a2200145 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024500910007826000090016952013620017865000170154065300220155777300560157912800542025-06-26       1978    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aMILLER, R. I.  aApplying island biogeography theory to an east african reserve.h[electronic resource]  c1978  aSeveral species' extirpations in isolated natural reserves are documented in recent literature (E. O.Willis, 1974; Borner, 1977; Gochfield & Kieth, 1977; Miller & Harris, 1977; Ward & Lakhani, 1977). Applications of island biogeographic theory predict that such extirpations may be expected as reserves become transformed from sample areas to islands of natural habitat (Hooper, 1971; Usher, 1973; Terborgh, 1974a, 19746; Diamond, 1975; May, 1975a; Slayter, 1975; Sullivan & Shaffer, 1975; Wilson & Willis, 1975; Diamond & May, 1976 ; Simberloff & Abele, 1976; Whitcomb et al., 1976; McClintock et al, 1977; Miller & Harris, in press). These predictions derive from recent advancements in ecological theory which explain the structural attributes of natural ecosystems as manifestations of many, often highly dynamic, underlying processes. Consequently, conservationists have noted the importance of maintaining parks and preserves as dynamically integrated biotic communities rather than as vignettes of constant character (Lamprey, 1972; Diamond, 1975; Wilson & Willis, 1975; Miller & Harris, in press). However, present conservation practice is almost exclusively based on the static view of natural communities, and is directed towards preservation of the structural components of natural systems without due recognition of underlying dynamic processes.  aBiogeografia  aReservas naturais  tEnvironmental Conservationgv. 5, p. 191-195, 1978.