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
  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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)?