In nearly all cases, each species’ closest relatives occur in a similar niche on a different island
Tag - Canary Islands
Erin Zimmerman
Embolism resistance in herbaceous eudicot stems
Plant survival under extreme drought events has been associated with xylem vulnerability to embolism (the disruption of water transport due to air bubbles in conduits). Despite the ecological and economic importance of...
Alex Assiry
Non-linear relationship between elevation and seasonal growth continuity on an island with trade wind-influenced water availability
Climatic seasonality drives ecosystem processes and influences plant species distribution. However, there is little understanding how different aspects of seasonality (in particular temperature and precipitation) affect...
William Salter
How repeatable is microevolution on islands?
Archipelagos provide a valuable framework for investigating phenotypic evolution under different levels of geographical isolation. García-Verdugo et al. analysed two co-distributed, widespread plant lineages to examine...
Conservation genetics and niche shift estimates of the endemic and vulnerable Viola cheiranthifolia
Alpine oceanic ecosystems are considered amongst the most ephemeral and restricted habitats, with a biota highly vulnerable to climate changes and disturbances. As an example of an alpine insular endemic, Rodríguez...
Hybridization and diversification in island plants
Islands contain some of the most remarkable yet imperiled plants anywhere on Earth. Despite remarkable ecological/morphological diversity, insular endemics often retain the ability to hybridize and produce vigorous...
AoBPLANTS
Species-environment interactions changed by introduced herbivores
Summit areas of oceanic islands constitute some of the most isolated ecosystems on earth and are highly vulnerable to climate change and introduced species. Within the unique high-elevation communities of Tenerife...
Phylogeographic insights into the enigmatic Laurel tree and an endemic gentian from the Canary Islands
Laurel forest is often regarded as an ancient type of woodland as reflected in the ‘Tertiary relict’ hypothesis. The Canary Islands are one of the present day hotspots of laurel forest harbouring remarkable species...
botanyone
Evolution of Old World Salvia in Africa
A phylogenetic reconstruction suggests that parallel character evolution is the rule rather than the exception in Old World Salvia in Africa.
Genetic diversity and conservation of the Canarian Flora (Review)
Canarian endemic plants are phylogenetically constrained by the traits of the colonizing lineages, although also influenced by distances to the mainland.
