Variability in thermal and UV-B energy fluxes through time and their influence on plant diversity and speciation

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1630-1644

  Willis, K J ^a,b   Bennett, K D ^c   Birks, H J B ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversification; Evolutionary rates; Mutagenesis; Palaeoecology; Plant diversity; Speciation; Thermal energy; Ultraviolet radiation; UV B

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENERGY FLUX; FOSSIL RECORD; MUTATION; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); THERMAL POWER; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 69249197880     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02102.x     Document Type: Article

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