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ReviewBiological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society2026

Geological processes shaping freshwater biodiversity: a synthesis of global evidence.

Jonathan M Waters, Christopher P Burridge, David Craw, James S Albert

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Review in Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jonathan M WatersDepartment of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-1514-7916
Christopher P BurridgeSchool of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
David CrawDepartment of Geology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
James S AlbertDepartment of Biology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent genomic data highlight the key roles of geological processes in shaping the diversification and biogeography of freshwater lineages. Specifically, physical processes such as tectonic uplift, erosion, glaciation, lake formation, and sea-level fluctuation contribute extensively to the evolution of biotic diversity within and among drainages. River capture events can simultaneously isolate and merge lineages, with isolation potentially leading to speciation, and secondary contact enhancing alpha diversity within merged river reaches. The increased speciation rates of newly isolated lineages may be countered by their reduced population sizes and increased extinction risks. Knowledge of drainage history is essential for explaining freshwater biodiversity patterns, and also for understanding the drivers and temporal scales of biological evolution. Future interdisciplinary genomic and geological analyses are needed to understand and conserve freshwater biodiversity in a fast-changing world.

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BiodiversityFresh WaterGeological PhenomenaAnimalsBiological Evolutionallopatricalpha‐diversitydrainageevolutionfreshwatergenomicsgeomorphologylandscaperiver capturespeciation

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PMID41631706
PMCPMC13149781

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