[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity across space and time in the fossil record
The fossil record is the primary source of information on how biodiversity has varied in deep
time, providing unique insight on the long-term dynamics of diversification and their drivers …
time, providing unique insight on the long-term dynamics of diversification and their drivers …
Changes in taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity in the Anthropocene
To better understand how ecosystems are changing, a multifaceted approach to measuring
biodiversity that considers species richness (SR) and evolutionary history across spatial …
biodiversity that considers species richness (SR) and evolutionary history across spatial …
The causes of species richness patterns across space, time, and clades and the role of “ecological limits”
JJ Wiens - The Quarterly review of biology, 2011 - journals.uchicago.edu
ABSTRACT A major goal of research in ecology and evolution is to explain why species
richness varies across habitats, regions, and clades. Recent reviews have argued that …
richness varies across habitats, regions, and clades. Recent reviews have argued that …
Diversity in time and space: wanted dead and alive
Current patterns of biological diversity are influenced by both historical and present-day
factors, yet research in ecology and evolution is largely split between paleontological and …
factors, yet research in ecology and evolution is largely split between paleontological and …
[HTML][HTML] Global gradients in vertebrate diversity predicted by historical area-productivity dynamics and contemporary environment
Broad-scale geographic gradients in species richness have now been extensively
documented, but their historical underpinning is still not well understood. While the …
documented, but their historical underpinning is still not well understood. While the …
[HTML][HTML] Global diversity dynamics in the fossil record are regionally heterogeneous
JT Flannery-Sutherland, D Silvestro… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Global diversity patterns in the fossil record comprise a mosaic of regional trends,
underpinned by spatially non-random drivers and distorted by variation in sampling intensity …
underpinned by spatially non-random drivers and distorted by variation in sampling intensity …
Global databases will yield reliable measures of global biodiversity
J Alroy - Paleobiology, 2003 - cambridge.org
For decades, paleobiologists have treated global diversity estimation as a straightforward
problem (Miller 2000): count up the known higher taxa in each geological time interval …
problem (Miller 2000): count up the known higher taxa in each geological time interval …
[HTML][HTML] The latitudinal biodiversity gradient through deep time
Today, biodiversity decreases from equatorial to polar regions. This is a fundamental pattern
governing the distribution of extant organisms, the understanding of which is critical to …
governing the distribution of extant organisms, the understanding of which is critical to …
The uncertain role of diversity dependence in species diversification and the need to incorporate time-varying carrying capacities
CR Marshall, TB Quental - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There is no agreement among palaeobiologists or biologists as to whether, or to what extent,
there are limits on diversification and species numbers. Here, we posit that part of the …
there are limits on diversification and species numbers. Here, we posit that part of the …
Looking back on biodiversity change: lessons for the road ahead
Estimating biodiversity change across the planet in the context of widespread human
modification is a critical challenge. Here, we review how biodiversity has changed in recent …
modification is a critical challenge. Here, we review how biodiversity has changed in recent …