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Title: | Global change impacts on large-scale biogeographic patterns of marine organisms on Atlantic oceanic islands | Authors: | Ávila, Sérgio P. Cordeiro, Ricardo Madeira, Patrícia Silva, Luís Medeiros, António Rebelo, Ana C. Melo, Carlos Neto, Ana I. Haroun, Ricardo Monteiro, António Rijsdijk, Kenneth Johnson, Markes E. |
UNESCO Clasification: | 2502 Climatología 250205 Paleoclimatología 2510 Oceanografía |
Keywords: | Island biogeography Large-scale biogeographic patterns Marine endemism patterns Marine organisms Marine species-area relationships, et al |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Journal: | Marine Pollution Bulletin | Abstract: | Past climate changes provide important clues for advancement of studies on current global change biology. We have tested large-scale biogeographic patterns through four marine groups from twelve Atlantic Ocean archipelagos and searched for patterns between species richness/endemism and littoral area, age, isolation, latitude and mean annual sea-surface temperatures. Species richness is strongly correlated with littoral area. Two reinforcing effects take place during glacial episodes: i) species richness is expected to decrease (in comparison with interglacial periods) due to the local disappearance of sandy/muddy-associated species; ii) because littoral area is minimal during glacial episodes, area per se induces a decrease on species richness (by extirpation/extinction of marine species) as well as affecting speciation rates. Maximum speciation rates are expected to occur during the interglacial periods, whereas immigration rates are expected to be higher at the LGM. Finally, sea-level changes are a paramount factor influencing marine biodiversity of animals and plants living on oceanic islands. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/33736 | ISSN: | 0025-326X | DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.10.087 | Source: | Marine Pollution Bulletin [ISSN 0025-326X], v. 126, p. 101-112 | URL: | http://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85033589427 |
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