Scientists Discover Astonishing 36-Million-Year Geological Cycle That Triggers Bursts of Biodiversity
Scientists Discover Astonishing 36-Million-Year Geological Cycle That Triggers Bursts of Biodiversity
Tectonic changes alter sea levels which can create breeding grounds for life. Researchers have discovered that Earth's tectonic plate movements cause sea levels to rise and fall in 36-million-year cycles, indirectly triggering biodiversity bursts. These cycles, altering shallow sea and shelf habi
Is the argument that rising sea levels create more physically distinct types of biomes which then give rise to more unique species, or that a larger area of shallow water will give rise to more unique species even if it’s physically homogeneous (because there’s more room for local variations to occur spontaneously)?
What an exciting bit of research, but man the start of that article is repetitive…