Quantifying surface-area changes of volcanic islands driven by Pleistocene sea-level cycles: biogeographical implications for the Macaronesian archipelagos

Authors
  • B.C. Emerson
  • M.A. Ávila
  • H. López
  • E.E. van Loon ORCID logo
  • E. Tjørve
  • J.M. Fernández-Palacios
Publication date 2014
Journal Journal of Biogeography
Volume | Issue number 41 | 7
Pages (from-to) 1242-1254
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
Abstract We assessed the biogeographical implications of Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations on the surface area of Macaronesian volcanic oceanic islands. We quantified the effects of sea-level cycles on surface area over 1000-year intervals. Using data from the Canarian archipelago, we tested whether changes in island configuration since the late Pleistocene explain species distribution patterns.
Document type Article
Note With supporting information
Language English
Published at
https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12336 (Final published version)
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