Across space and time: A review of sampling, preservational, analytical, and anthropogenic biases in fossil data across macroecological scales
Quantitative studies of fossil data have proven critical to a number of major
macroevolutionary and macroecological discoveries, such as the 'Big 5'mass extinctions of …
macroevolutionary and macroecological discoveries, such as the 'Big 5'mass extinctions of …
Oceans and coastal ecosystems and their services
Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …
Using the fossil record to understand extinction risk and inform marine conservation in a changing world
Understanding the long-term effects of ongoing global environmental change on marine
ecosystems requires a cross-disciplinary approach. Deep-time and recent fossil records can …
ecosystems requires a cross-disciplinary approach. Deep-time and recent fossil records can …
Climatic and tectonic drivers shaped the tropical distribution of coral reefs
Today, warm-water coral reefs are limited to tropical-to-subtropical latitudes. These diverse
ecosystems extended further poleward in the geological past, but the mechanisms driving …
ecosystems extended further poleward in the geological past, but the mechanisms driving …
Climatic drivers of latitudinal variation in Late Triassic tetrapod diversity
The latitudinal biodiversity gradient (LBG), the increase in biodiversity from the poles to the
equator, is one of the most widely recognized global macroecological patterns, yet its deep …
equator, is one of the most widely recognized global macroecological patterns, yet its deep …
The dawn of the tropical Atlantic invasion into the Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a marine biodiversity hotspot already affected by climate-driven
biodiversity collapses. Its highly endemic fauna is at further risk if global warming triggers an …
biodiversity collapses. Its highly endemic fauna is at further risk if global warming triggers an …
Accumulation curves of environmental DNA sequences predict coastal fish diversity in the coral triangle
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has the potential to provide more comprehensive biodiversity
assessments, particularly for vertebrates in species-rich regions. However, this method …
assessments, particularly for vertebrates in species-rich regions. However, this method …
Climatic shifts drove major contractions in avian latitudinal distributions throughout the Cenozoic
Many higher level avian clades are restricted to Earth's lower latitudes, leading to historical
biogeographic reconstructions favoring a Gondwanan origin of crown birds and numerous …
biogeographic reconstructions favoring a Gondwanan origin of crown birds and numerous …
Increases in reef size, habitat and metacommunity complexity associated with Cambrian radiation oxygenation pulses
Abstract Oxygenation during the Cambrian Radiation progressed via a series of short-lived
pulses. However, the metazoan biotic response to this episodic oxygenation has not been …
pulses. However, the metazoan biotic response to this episodic oxygenation has not been …
Spatial sampling heterogeneity limits the detectability of deep time latitudinal biodiversity gradients
The latitudinal biodiversity gradient (LBG), in which species richness decreases from tropical
to polar regions, is a pervasive pattern of the modern biosphere. Although the distribution of …
to polar regions, is a pervasive pattern of the modern biosphere. Although the distribution of …