Extended Data Fig. 5: Temporal changes in species beta diversity of seagrasses under scenarios of climate change.
From: Reorganization of seagrass communities in a changing climate
Estimates of beta diversity are based on the species distribution models of seagrasses (n = 66 species) fitted using maximum entropy and aggregated as the variation in species composition between sites that is, between 100 km × 100 km grid cells. Indicated are the differences in beta diversity across 11 marine ecoregions for four different representative concentration pathways (RCP2.6, 4.5, 6.0, and 8.5) and for two time periods T1: 2040–2050 and T2: 2090–2100. Negative values indicate reductions in beta diversity (that is, species composition will become more identical) and positive values correspond to increases in beta diversity (that is, species composition will become more dissimilar) in the future.
