Some of the branches will end up dry above the water, and in a big tree might take months for the leaves to die.
Those branches can be a home for all kinds of creatures.
Across the whole world, and millions of years, almost every small creature will get to every continent this way.
The reason many creatures haven't yet spread like this is that many creatures have a minimum viable population in the tens or hundreds of individuals.
Some of the branches will end up dry above the water, and in a big tree might take months for the leaves to die.
Those branches can be a home for all kinds of creatures.
Across the whole world, and millions of years, almost every small creature will get to every continent this way.
The reason many creatures haven't yet spread like this is that many creatures have a minimum viable population in the tens or hundreds of individuals.