Why are there so many plant species in the Neotropics?

Taxon

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 403-414

  Antonelli, Alexandre ^a   Sanmartín, Isabel ^b  

^a GOTHENBURG BOTANICAL GARDEN   (Sweden)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Botany; Evolution; Neotropical biomes; Tropical America

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOME; DISPERSAL; HERBIVORE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NICHE; PHYLOGENY; POLLINATOR; TROPICAL REGION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955456917     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tax.602010     Document Type: Review

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