Ecologists reconstruct the historical past of biodiversity within the Indo-Australian archipelago and its rise as a hotspot

The Coral Triangle, also referred to as the Indo-Australian Archipelago, is famend for having the best marine biodiversity on our planet. Regardless of its significance, the detailed evolutionary historical past of this biodiversity hotspot has remained largely a thriller. A world analysis workforce has now make clear this historical past, reconstructing how biodiversity within the area has developed over the previous 40 million years.