Abundance and local-scale processes contribute to multi-phyla gradients in global marine diversity

GJ Edgar, TJ Alexander, JS Lefcheck, AE Bates… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Among the most enduring ecological challenges is an integrated theory explaining the
latitudinal biodiversity gradient, including discrepancies observed at different spatial scales …

Unique biodiversity in Arctic marine forests is shaped by diverse recolonization pathways and far northern glacial refugia

TT Bringloe, H Verbruggen… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The Arctic is experiencing a rapid shift toward warmer regimes, calling for a need to
understand levels of biodiversity and ecosystem responses to climate cycles. This study …

Distinct interspecific and intraspecific vulnerability of coastal species to global change

ES Nielsen, R Henriques, M Beger… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Characterising and predicting species responses to anthropogenic global change is one of
the key challenges in contemporary ecology and conservation. The sensitivity of marine …

Low population genetic structure is consistent with high habitat connectivity in a commercially important fish species (Lutjanus jocu)

J Tovar Verba, A Stow, B Bein, MG Pennino… - Marine Biology, 2023 - Springer
The level of habitat availability influences genetic divergence among populations and the
genetic diversity within populations. In the marine environment, near-shore species are …

Comparative phylogeography in a marine biodiversity hotspot provides novel insights into evolutionary processes across the Atlantic‐Indian Ocean transition

A Dalongeville, ES Nielsen, PR Teske… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Intraspecific genetic variation is a key component of biodiversity, with higher diversity
indicating greater resilience and population substructuring suggesting unique evolutionary …

Integration of genomic and ecological methods inform management of an undescribed, yet highly exploited, sardine species

JFR Coelho, LF Mendes, F Di Dario… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Assessing genetic diversity within species is key for conservation strategies in the context of
human-induced biotic changes. This is important in marine systems, where many species …

Genetic impacts of physical disturbance processes in coastal marine ecosystems

E Parvizi, CI Fraser, JM Waters - Journal of Biogeography, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Coastal habitats are among the most dynamic environments on earth and are highly
vulnerable to large‐scale physical disturbance. Genetic studies of nearshore marine species …

Shared genomic outliers across two divergent population clusters of a highly threatened seagrass

NL Phair, RJ Toonen, I Knapp, S Von Der Heyden - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
The seagrass, Zostera capensis, occurs across a broad stretch of coastline and wide
environmental gradients in estuaries and sheltered bays in southern and eastern Africa …

The biological hierarchy, time, and temporal 'omics in evolutionary biology: a perspective

AA Snead, RD Clark - Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Sequencing data—genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics, proteomics, and metabolomics—
have revolutionized biological research, enabling a more detailed study of processes …

Historical climatic instability predicts the inverse latitudinal pattern in speciation rate of modern mammalian biota

J Morales‐Barbero, SF Gouveia… - Journal of Evolutionary …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Evolutionary rate explanations for latitudinal diversity gradients predict faster speciation and
diversification rates in richer, older and more stable tropical regions (climatic stability …