Teleost fishes are the most diverse group of vertebrates on Earth. On tropical coral reefs,
their species richness exceeds 6000 species; one tenth of total vertebrate biodiversity. A …

Miguel D. Fortes is a coastal ecologist, biodiversity, ICZM and blue carbon specialist,
focusing on seagrasses and mangroves. His works are major contributions to seagrass …

Remote island archipelagos offer superb opportunities to study the evolution of community
assembly because of their relatively young and simple communities where speciation …

Background The interplay of animal dispersal and environmental heterogeneity is
fundamental for the distribution of biodiversity on earth. In the ocean, the interaction of …

It is often claimed that conserving evolutionary history is more efficient than species‐based
approaches for capturing the attributes of biodiversity that benefit people. This claim …

Microbial communities are major drivers of global elemental cycles in the oceans due to
their high abundance and enormous taxonomic and functional diversity. Recent studies …

Understanding the dynamics of biodiversity, including the spatial distribution of genetic
diversity, is critical for predicting responses to environmental changes, as well as for …

Landscape genomics is a rapidly advancing research field that combines population
genomics, landscape ecology, and spatial analytical techniques to explicitly quantify the …

Intraspecific genetic structure in widely distributed marine species often mirrors the
boundaries between temperature-defined bioregions. This suggests that the same thermal …

Aim To examine the genetic structure and global phylogeography of the endangered green
sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, in light of past climatic events and current conservation needs …