Energy quality shapes biodiversity across coastal oceans
Simon J. Brandl, Nicole R. Foster, Robert F. Semmler, Ingrid Vasconcellos Bunholi, J. Emmett Duffy, Zhanfei Liu, Sean R. Connolly, Matthieu Leray, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Katelyn DiBenedetto, Emily R. Anderson, David Michael Baker, Ximena Boza Noriega, João Canning‐Clode, Valentina Cardona, , Jordan M. Casey
The paper examines how energy quantity and quality influence biodiversity in coastal oceans, finding that high-quality energy sources support greater species richness and planktonic diversity.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintEcology