High tropical net diversification drives the New World latitudinal gradient in palm (Arecaceae) species richness

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 394-406

  Svenning, Jens Christian ^a   Borchsenius, Finn ^a   Bjorholm, Stine ^a   Balslev, Henrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amazon; Climate; Evolutionary rate hypothesis; Latitudinal gradient; Macroecology; Mean root distance; Plant diversity; Species richness; Time hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CLIMATE VARIATION; ENERGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MACROECOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARECACEAE;

EID: 39049172748     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01841.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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