Oceanic islands, due to their discrete geographic isolation, offer great opportunities for species conservation, being the natural laboratory for the study of biogeography and evolutionary ecology.

• 摘要海洋岛屿生态系统因具有明显的海域地理隔离而区别于陆地生态系统，被誉为生物地理与进化生态学研究的“天然实验室”。