Mass extinction recovery governed by “morphospace”
Cosmos Magazine - Thu 11 Apr 19Slow return to diversity is due tensions between ecology and possibility. Stephen Flieschfresser reports.
It Took 10 Million Years for Biodiversity to Recover From Dino-killing Impact
Discover Magazine - Tue 9 Apr 19Some 66 million years ago, a city-sized asteroid struck off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, killing 75 percent of life on Earth, including the non-avian dinosaurs. The space rock ...
Evolution imposes 'speed limit' on recovery after mass extinctions
Phys.org - Mon 8 Apr 19It takes at least 10 million years for life to fully recover after a mass extinction, a speed limit for the recovery of species diversity that is well known among scientists. Explanations for ...
Evolution imposes 'speed limit' on recovery after mass extinctions, ScienceDaily - Mon 8 Apr 19Modern day extinction caused by climate change could take the planet 10 million years to recover
Daily Mail - Mon 8 Apr 19Scientists from Bristol and Texas looking at fossil records of a particular microorganism known as foram have found that the recovery speed of its populations can take millions of years.
Evolution puts speed limit on recovery of biodiversity after mass extinctions
UPI - Mon 8 Apr 19Life can only recover but so fast in the wake of mass extinctions. According to a new study, evolution imposes a speed limit on the recovery of biodiversity.
After humans trigger mass extinction on Earth, it may take 10 million years for life to recover
Fastcompany Tech - Mon 8 Apr 19The biodiversity we’re losing won’t just come back. If humans cause the sixth mass extinction on Earth–something that may already be underway–how long will it take ...