Sibling species are common in all major marine groups and habitats. Their abundance
reflects both inadequate study of morphological features of living organisms (" pseudo …

Aim Pleistocene glacial cycles reduced global sea level by up to 130 m below present
levels. These changes had profound impacts on coastal marine life, including a reduction of …

A keystone species is one whose effect is large, and disproportionately large relative to its
abundance nance of thcir eommunities, because they typically providc the major energy …

The largest seaweed, giant kelp (Macrocystis) is the fastest growing and most prolific of all
plants found on earth. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the ocean surface in …

This book significantly expands the coverage of this subject given by its predecessor
Biogeography and Plate Tectonics (1987). Global Biogeography traces global changes in …

The giant kelp Macrocystis is the world's largest benthic organism and most widely
distributed kelp taxon, serving as the foundation for diverse and energy-rich habitats that are …

Driven by climate change, marine biodiversity is undergoing a phase of rapid change that
has proven to be even faster than changes observed in terrestrial ecosystems …

When the barrier between biotas with long separate histories breaks down, species invade
from one biota to the other. Studies of episodes of marine and terrestrial biotic interchange …

A reliable description of any spatial pattern in species richness requires accurate knowledge
about species geographical distribution. However, sampling bias may generate artefactual …

Analyses of mitochondrial (mt) DNA control region sequences from 175 leatherback turtles
Dermochelys coriacea from 10 nesting colonies revealed shallow phylogenetic structuring of …