From phylogenetic data to island dynamics and back

Description

Island biogeography has embraced the idea that island geological dynamics (geological activity, sea level changes) can influence biota assembly on the island. Particularly, the change in area and connectivity may affect rates of extinction, speciation and colonization. Conversely, knowledge about the temporal dynamics of these processes may inform us about the geological history of the island. Here we develop an inference tool within the DAISIE modelling framework that will allow us to estimate from phylogenetic data either the parameters of the relationships between island characteristics (particularly area) and the processes of speciation, extinction and colonization for a given area trajectory through time, or to estimate the parameters of such a trajectory for a given relationship between area and the processes.

Period	20-Sept-2022
Event title	Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting 2022
Event type	Conference
Conference number	15
Organiser	Netherlands Ecological Research Network (NERN)
Location	Lunteren, NetherlandsShow on map
Degree of Recognition	National