Table 4 Geographic isolation (km) and nearest reef habitat used to measure island/archipelagic isolation during the present interglacial and during the Last Glacial Maximum for the Macaronesian archipelagos.
From: Restructuring of the ‘Macaronesia’ biogeographic unit: A marine multi-taxon biogeographical approach
Archipelago/Island | Present | Last Glacial Maximum | Δ Isolation (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isolation (km) | Nearest reef | Isolation (km) | Nearest reef | ||
Azores | 840 | Madeira | 836 | Madeira | 0.5 |
Madeira (Porto Santo) | 285 | Selvagens | 186 | Seine seamount | 53.2 |
Selvagens | 160 | Tenerife | 153 | Tenerife | 4.4 |
Canary Islands | 98 | African continent | 60 | African continent | 63.3 |
Cabo Verde | 570 | African continent | 555 | African continent | 2.7 |
