Modeling the ecology and evolution of biodiversity: Biogeographical cradles, museums, and graves
Published in Science by Rangel, T. F., ... , Rahbek, C. and Colwell, R. K.
Abstract
Individual processes that shape geographical patterns of biodiversity are increasingly understood, but their complex interactions on broad spatial and temporal scales remain beyond the reach of analytical models and traditional experiments. To meet this challenge, we built a spatially explicit, mechanistic model that simulates the history of life on the South American continent, driven by