Latitudinal range fluctuations in the marine realm through geological time
Crame, J.A. (Ed.) (1993). Latitudinal range fluctuations in the marine realm through geological time. Trends Ecol. Evol. 8(5): 162-166
In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Elsevier Science: Amsterdam. ISSN 0169-5347; e-ISSN 1872-8383, meer
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Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms
Biogeny > Phylogeny
Biological phenomena > Evolution
Biological speciation
Climatic changes
Geography > Biogeography
Literature reviews
Palaeo studies > Ecology > Palaeoecology
Properties > Water properties > Temperature > Water temperature > Palaeotemperature
Spatial variations > Latitudinal variations
Species diversity
Marien/Kust |
| Abstract |
Our concept of polar marine faunas as having evolved in comparative isolation over long periods may need to be revised. New evidence from the Southern Ocean, in particular, suggests that a number of taxa may have had connections with lower-latitude regions in the comparatively recent past. Opportunities for high-low latitude faunal interchange were enhanced considerably by reduced meridional temperature gradients over the greater part of the last 100 million years. Indeed, such is the nature and scope of past latitudinal range fluctuations that they could be major determinants of regional patterns in taxonomic diversity. |
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