Journal article
Macroecology meets macroevolution: Evolutionary niche dynamics in the seaweed Halimeda
H Verbruggen, L Tyberghein, K Pauly, C Vlaeminck, KV Nieuwenhuyze, WHCF Kooistra, F Leliaert, O de Clerck
Global Ecology and Biogeography | WILEY | Published : 2009
Abstract
Aim: Because of their broad distribution in geographical and ecological dimensions, seaweeds (marine macroalgae) offer great potential as models for marine biogeographical inquiry and exploration of the interface between macroecology and macroevolution. This study aims to characterize evolutionary niche dynamics in the common green seaweed genus Halimeda, use the observed insights to gain understanding of the biogeographical history of the genus and predict habitats that can be targeted for the discovery of species of special biogeographical interest. Location Tropical and subtropical coastal waters. Methods: The evolutionary history of the genus is characterized using molecular phylogenetic..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank W. Willems for providing the R script to calculate partial AUC values and for discussion of techniques. We are grateful to M. Accioly, K. Arano, M. Bandeira-Pedrosa, C. Battelli, B. Brooks, K. Clifton, M. Coffroth, P. Colinvaux, R. Collin, E. Coppejans, O. Dargent, Y. de Jong, G. De Smedt, E. Demeulenare, R. Diaz, E. Drew, S. Fredericq, C. Galanza, S. Guimaraes, F. Gurgel, O. Gussmann, R. Haroun, I. Hendriks, J. Hernandez, L. Hillis, J. Huisman, M. Kaufmann, L. Kirkendale, L. Liao, D. Littler, M. Littler, G. Llewellyn, P. Marshall, J. Mate, A. Maypo, A. N'Yeurt, D. Olandesca, C. Ortuno, K. Page, F. Parrish, C. Payri, G. Procaccini, W. Prud'homme van Reine, L. Raymundo, T. Schils, E. Tronchin, M. Van Veghel, P. Vroom, S. Williams, S. Wilson, B. Wysor and J. Zuccarello for providing specimens. Funding was provided by the Research Foundation-Flanders (research grant G.0142.05 and post-doctoral fellowships to H. V. and F. L.) and IWT (doctoral fellowship to L. T.). We thank two anonymous referees for their constructive comments on a previous version of the manuscript.