This is in sharp contrast to New Zealand, where the flora appears to be largely the result of recent and rapid radiations. Mature radiations are characteristic of regions that have been climatically and geologically stable throughout the Neogene, whereas recent and rapid radiations are more ...
Perhaps a better analogy is the evolution of the Sula Spur and Banda Sea region in SE Asia (Fig. 9; Spakman and Hall, 2010). There, the Java trench, consuming Australian Plate lithosphere, came into contact with a continental promontory of Australia, the Sula Spur. Australian Plate ...