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| Title |
Rapid, Long-Distance Dispersal by Pumice Rafting
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0040583 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Scott E. Bryan, Alex G. Cook, Jason P. Evans, Kerry Hebden, Lucy Hurrey, Peter Colls, John S. Jell, Dion Weatherley, Jennifer Firn |
| Abstract |
Pumice is an extremely effective rafting agent that can dramatically increase the dispersal range of a variety of marine organisms and connect isolated shallow marine and coastal ecosystems. Here we report on a significant recent pumice rafting and long-distance dispersal event that occurred across the southwest Pacific following the 2006 explosive eruption of Home Reef Volcano in Tonga. We have constrained the trajectory, and rate, biomass and biodiversity of transfer, discovering more than 80 species and a substantial biomass underwent a >5000 km journey in 7-8 months. Differing microenvironmental conditions on the pumice, caused by relative stability of clasts at the sea surface, promoted diversity in biotic recruitment. Our findings emphasise pumice rafting as an important process facilitating the distribution of marine life, which have implications for colonisation processes and success, the management of sensitive marine environments, and invasive pest species. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 130 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 6% |
| Japan | 7 | 5% |
| Australia | 5 | 4% |
| Mexico | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Comoros | 1 | <1% |
| Georgia | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Unknown | 80 | 62% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 111 | 85% |
| Scientists | 13 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 114 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 112 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 23% |
| Researcher | 22 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 11% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 14% |
| Unknown | 19 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 30 | 26% |
| Environmental Science | 24 | 21% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 20 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 4% |
| Engineering | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Unknown | 24 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 245. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 September 2022.
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#155,411
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Outputs from PLOS ONE
#2,342
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#652
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#23
of 4,015 outputs
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