| Title | Restructuring of the 'Macaronesia' biogeographic unit: A marine multitaxon biogeographical approach |
| Abstract | The Azores, Madeira, Selvagens, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde are commonly united under the term "Macaronesia". This study investigates the coherency and validity of Macaronesia as a biogeographic unit using six marine groups with very different dispersal abilities: coastal fishes, echinoderms, gastropod molluscs, brachyuran decapod crustaceans, polychaete annelids, and macroalgae. We found no support for the current concept of Macaronesia as a coherent marine biogeographic unit. All marine groups studied suggest the exclusion of Cabo Verde from the remaining Macaronesian archipelagos and thus, Cabo Verde should be given the status of a biogeographic subprovince within the West African Transition province. We propose to redefine the Lusitanian biogeographical province, in which we include four ecoregions: the South European Atlantic Shelf, the Saharan Upwelling, the Azores, and a new ecoregion herein named Webbnesia, which comprises the archipelagos of Madeira, Selvagens and the Canary Islands. |
| Source | Scientific reports (Nature Publishing Group) 9 |
| Keywords | Biodiversity; Biogeography |
| Journal | Scientific reports (Nature Publishing Group) |
| Editor | Nature Publishing Group, London, Regno Unito |
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-019-51786-6 |
| Authors | Freitas, Rui; Romeiras, Maria; Silva, Luis; Cordeiro, Ricardo; Madeira, Patricia; Antonio Gonzalez, Jose; Wirtz, Peter; Falcon, Jesus M.; Brito, Alberto; Floeter, Sergio R.; Afonso, Pedro; Porteiro, Filipe; Ascension Viera-Rodriguez, Maria; Isabel Neto, Ana; Haroun, Ricardo; Farminhao, Joao N. M.; Rebelo, Ana Cristina; Baptista, Lara; Melo, Carlos S.; Martinez, Alejandro; Nunez, Jorge; Berning, Bjoern; Johnson, Markes E.; Avila, Sergio P. |
| Text | 417461 2019 10.1038/s41598 019 51786 6 ISI Web of Science WOS 000494259700001 Biodiversity; Biogeography Restructuring of the Macaronesia biogeographic unit A marine multitaxon biogeographical approach Freitas, Rui; Romeiras, Maria; Silva, Luis; Cordeiro, Ricardo; Madeira, Patricia; Antonio Gonzalez, Jose; Wirtz, Peter; Falcon, Jesus M.; Brito, Alberto; Floeter, Sergio R.; Afonso, Pedro; Porteiro, Filipe; Ascension Viera Rodriguez, Maria; Isabel Neto, Ana; Haroun, Ricardo; Farminhao, Joao N. M.; Rebelo, Ana Cristina; Baptista, Lara; Melo, Carlos S.; Martinez, Alejandro; Nunez, Jorge; Berning, Bjoern; Johnson, Markes E.; Avila, Sergio P. Univ Cabo Verde; Univ DeVigo; Univ Lisbon; Univ Lisbon; Univ Acores; Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria; Univ Algarve; Ctr Oceanog Canarias; Univ La Laguna; Univ Fed Santa Catarina; Univ Azores; Univ Azores; Governo Reg Acores; Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria; Univ Azores; Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria; Univ Libre Bruxelles; Inst Hidrog; SMNS; Univ Porto; Univ Lisbon; Univ Lisbon; CNR; Univ La Laguna; Geowissensch Sammlungen; Williams Coll The Azores, Madeira, Selvagens, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde are commonly united under the term Macaronesia . This study investigates the coherency and validity of Macaronesia as a biogeographic unit using six marine groups with very different dispersal abilities coastal fishes, echinoderms, gastropod molluscs, brachyuran decapod crustaceans, polychaete annelids, and macroalgae. We found no support for the current concept of Macaronesia as a coherent marine biogeographic unit. All marine groups studied suggest the exclusion of Cabo Verde from the remaining Macaronesian archipelagos and thus, Cabo Verde should be given the status of a biogeographic subprovince within the West African Transition province. We propose to redefine the Lusitanian biogeographical province, in which we include four ecoregions the South European Atlantic Shelf, the Saharan Upwelling, the Azores, and a new ecoregion herein named Webbnesia, which comprises the archipelagos of Madeira, Selvagens and the Canary Islands. 9 Published version Articolo in rivista Nature Publishing Group 2045 2322 Scientific reports Nature Publishing Group Scientific reports Nature Publishing Group Scientific reports Nature Publishing Group alejandro.martinezgarcia MARTINEZ GARCIA ALEJANDRO |
