Potential dispersal routes connecting Johnston Atoll to the Hawaiian Archipelago. Black arrows are major current flow patterns and the red arrow is directly below Necker Ridge that could be serving as a seafloor bridge.
Dispersal Routes
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2017 Laulima O Ka Moana.
Potential dispersal routes connecting Johnston Atoll to the Hawaiian Archipelago. Black arrows are major current flow patterns and the red arrow is directly below Necker Ridge that could be serving as a seafloor bridge. Download larger version (jpg, 3.5 MB).
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