For a fuller description of the paper itself, go to the end of this web page.
Each simulation published in this paper corresponds to a unique 5 or 6 character code on the web pages.
The following table lists the name of the simulation as used in the paper, and the corresponding code name
The webpage gives you the ability to examine the published simulations, but you can also download the raw (netcdf) files to perform your own analysis. Detailed instructions on how to use the webpages and access the data can be found here: Using_BRIDGE_webpages.pdf
Getech Paleogeography expts over the last 300 million years at a geological stage level.
You can have make you own analysis and plots by going here
| Simulation Name as in Paper | Simulation name on web pages |
|---|---|
| Pre-Industrial | tdzec |
| Pre-Industrial_getech 1x | tdzvg |
| Pleistocene | tdqps |
| Gelasian 1x | tdqpr |
| Piacenzian 400ppm | tdqpq |
| Zanclean 400ppm | tdqpp |
| Messinian 400ppm | tdqpo |
| Tortonian 400ppm | tdqpn |
| Serravallian 400ppm | tdqpm |
| Langhian 400ppm | tdqpl |
| Burdigalian 400ppm | tdqpk |
| Aquitanian 400ppm | tdqpj |
| Chattian 2x | tdluq |
| Rupelian 2x | tdlup |
| Priabonian 4x | tdluk |
| Bartonian 4x | tdluj |
| Lutetian 4x | tdlur |
| Ypresian 4x | tdlud |
| Thanetian 4x | tdluc |
| Selandian 4x | tdlub |
| Danian 4x | tdlua |
| Maastrichtian 4x | tdihb |
| Campanian 4x | tdpwc |
| Santonian 4x | tdpwd |
| Coniacian 4x | tdpwe |
| Turonian 4x | tdpwf |
| Cenomanian 4x | tdpwg |
| Albian 4x | tdpwh |
| Aptian 4x | tdpwi |
| Barremian 4x | tdpwj |
| Hauterivian 4x | tdpwk |
| Valanginian 4x | tdpwl |
| Berriasian 4x | tdihm |
| Gelasian 2x | teqvq |
| Serravallian 2x | tdzoj |
| Langhian 2x | teqvr |
| Chattian 4x | teqvs |
| Rupelian 4x | teqvt |
| Bartonian 2x | teqvu |
| Ypresian 2x | teqvz |
| Maastrichtian 2x | teqvw |
| Campanian 2x | tdzoc |
| Santonian 2x | tdzob |
| Cenomanian 2x | tdzoa |
| Aptian 2x | teqva |
| Hauterivian 2x | teqvb |
| Berriasian 2x | teqvc |
| Pliocene Robo 2x | teqvd |
| Chattian Robo 2x | teqve |
| Maastrichtian Robo 2x | |
| Turonian Robo 2x | |
| Albian Robo 4x | |
| Valanginian Robo 840ppm |
Climate controls on reef ecosystems over the last 300 million years
| Name | Jones and Farnsworth 2022 et al |
|---|---|
| Brief Description | Climate controls on reef ecosystems over the last 300 million years |
| Full Author List | L Jones, PD Manion, A Farnsworth, F Bragg, DJ Lunt |
| Title | Climatic and tectonic drivers shaped the tropical distribution of coral reefs |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30793-8 |
| Contact's Name | Alex Farnsworth |
| Contact's email | alex.farnsworth@bristol.ac.uk |
| Abstract | Today, warm-water coral reefs are limited to tropical-to-subtropical latitudes. These diverse ecosystems extended further poleward in the geological past, but the mechanisms driving these past distributions remain uncertain. Here, we test the role of climate and palaeogeography in shaping the distribution of coral reefs over geological timescales. To do so, we combine habitat suitability modelling, Earth System modelling and the ~247-million-year geological record of scleractinian coral reefs. A broader latitudinal distribution of climatically suitable habitat persisted throughout much of the Mesozoic?early Paleogene due to an expanded tropical belt and more equable distribution of shallow marine substrate. The earliest Cretaceous might be an exception, with reduced shallow marine substrate during a ?cold-snap? interval. Climatically suitable habitat area became increasingly skewed towards the tropics from the late Paleogene, likely steepening the latitudinal biodiversity gradient of reef-associated taxa. This was driven by global cooling and increases in tropical shallow marine substrate resulting from the tectonic evolution of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Although our results suggest global warming might permit long-term poleward range expansions, coral reef ecosystems are unlikely to keep pace with the rapid rate of anthropogenic climate change. |