Plate tectonics drive tropical reef biodiversity dynamics

Plate tectonics drive tropical reef biodiversity dynamics

Over a geological timescale, plate tectonics are thought to promote biodiversity, but this link remained descriptive. Here, Leprieur et al. model dynamically how plate tectonics shaped species diversification and movement of hotspots on tropical reefs over the past 140 million years.

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Main Authors: Fabien Leprieur, Patrice Descombes, Théo Gaboriau, Peter F. Cowman, Valeriano Parravicini, Michel Kulbicki, Carlos J. Melián, Charles N. de Santana, Christian Heine, David Mouillot, David R. Bellwood, Loïc Pellissier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11461

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https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11461

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