[Taxacom] Tectonic correlations article

[John Grehan]

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Grehan, J.R. 2019. Tectonic correlations support a Cretaceous-Oligocene
vicariance origin for northern North Island taxa of New Zealand. Botanical
Society of Otago Newsletter 89: 13-17.

Biogeographic and tectonic correlations, as in the northern North Island
belt discussed here, contribute important evidence about the origins of
biological groups in space and time. The patterns summarized here indicate
that present day groups reflect ancestral distributions that have been
disturbed by massive tectonic displacement, including subsidence, orogeny,
and volcanism. This biogeographic-tectonic evidence has far-reaching
implications for conservation, as it suggests that conservation programs
should aim to preserve, not just populations of 'unique' plants and
animals, but also aspects of their biogeography and evolution, such as
allopatric boundary zones (nodes) (Heads 2017).