Zwets t1_iy2u77h wrote
Reply to comment by marketrent in The deepest ocean trenches of Earth function as island-like habitats, with distinct fauna on separate evolutionary trajectories by marketrent
I wonder if the environment of different trenches is unique enough to actually create noticeably divergent evolution like we see on some isolated islands (a bird like the kiwi filling a space that would normally be held by a rodent, or komodo dragons in the space that would normally be held by a big cat or wolf) Or would the conditions at that depth be so harsh that every trench trends towards the same evolutionary solutions?
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments