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From distant shores to an emerging island: the role of surface and subsurface transport in modeling seed dispersal

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
Long‐distance seed dispersal by ocean currents plays a critical role in structuring coastal plant communities. As direct observations of this phenomenon are infeasible, numerical modeling is a valuable tool. Here, we use Lagrangian particle tracking to examine the colonization of the newly forming island Norderoogsand (German Bight, Wadden Sea) by five
Jakob Rahner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variation in size of living articulated brachiopods with latitude and depth [PDF]

open access: yes
Geographical variations in animal characters are one of the main subjects for study in macroecology. Variation with latitude has received special interest.
Harper, E. M., Peck, L.. S.
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Modeling the ecology and evolution of biodiversity: Biogeographical cradles, museums, and graves [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Individual processes shaping geographical patterns of biodiversity are increasingly understood, but their complex interactions on broad spatial and temporal scales remain beyond the reach of analytical models and traditional experiments.
Cassemiro, Fernanda A. S.   +9 more
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Conference program and abstracts. International Biogeography Society 6th Biennial Meeting – 9-13 January 2013, Miami, Florida, USA

open access: yesFrontiers of Biogeography, 2012
Proceedings of the Sixth biennial conference of the International Biogeography Society, an international and interdisciplinary society contributing to the advancement of all studies of the geography of nature.
Joaquín Hortal   +6 more
doaj  

Sampling effort to characterize estuarine macroinfaunal communities in patchy habitats

open access: yesLimnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Estuarine benthic macroinfauna have aggregated, patchy distributions, making accurate community measurements dependent upon sampling scales. The purpose of this study is to determine the appropriate core sizes and sampling effort needed to characterize benthic infaunal communities in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, USA.
Paul A. Montagna
wiley   +1 more source

Connecting the distribution and diversification of marine plants

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Integration of the evolutionary history with distribution of extant species is necessary to explain present‐day diversity, particularly for ‘foundation' species, such as seagrasses, which create habitats of socioecological relevance. Here, we resolved if varying evolutionary history of seagrass families has imprinted the distribution ranges of extant ...
Fernando Tuya   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oceanic archipelagos: a perspective on the geodynamics and biogeography of the World’s smallest biotic provinces

open access: yesFrontiers of Biogeography, 2016
Since the contributions of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, oceanic archipelagos have played a central role in the development of biogeography. However, despite the critical influence of oceanic islands on ecological and evolutionary theory, our
Kostas Triantis   +3 more
doaj  

Legacy effects of European colonialism on hotspots of biocultural diversity threat

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Patterns of biological diversity have been shaped by cultural practices in the past, while in turn, cultures and languages have evolved in close interaction with local species and ecosystems. However, in the Anthropocene, human activities are putting increasingly diverse pressures on ecosystems and cultures, resulting in accelerating threat ...
Bernd Lenzner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Plant traits-the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants-determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem properties and their benefits ...
Aakala, T   +727 more
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