Tag: biogeography
Mycorrhizal fungi and distribution of specialized orchids
The use of a widespread fungal operational taxonomic unit in P. deformis enables a broad distribution despite high mycorrhizal specificity.
Biogeography of circumboreal taxa of Pyrola
A study finds that three circumboreal lineages of Pyrola have arisen independently, and at least two of these appear to have originated in Asia.
Pteris – the most diverse ferns
The inferred biogeographic history highlights long-distance dispersal as a major process shaping the worldwide distribution of the genus Pteris.
Past climate change and population structure of Miscanthus
Miscanthus ornamental cultivars originate almost exclusively from southern Japan, & many marketed as M. sinensis have hybrid ancestry from M. sacchariflorus
Plant functional types in Earth system models – application of dynamic vegetation models in high-latitude ecosystems
A review of the origins of the plant functional type concept also addresses the current state of models that use PFTs in northern high-latitude ecosystems.
Polyploidy and long-distance dispersal
Evolutionary history of Afro-Madagascan Ixora
Climate and capture mechanism in pitcher plants
The influence of climate on the mechanisms employed by Nepenthes in prey capture and retention.
A stable phylogeny for the cycads
Hybridization and long-distance colonization at different time scales
Africa was apparently colonized by grasses twice from two different sources, Europe and East Asia.
Where did mangos come from?
The importance of the combined effect of geomorphological and climatic factors in shaping plant species distribution.
Biogeography of Tecophilaeaceae
2013, International Year of the Wallace(?)
If 2009 ‘belonged’ to Charles Darwin then, if there’s any justice in the world, 2013 has to be ‘owned’ by Alfred Russel Wallace.