Variation in plant diversity in mediterranean-climate ecosystems: The role of climatic and topographical stability

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 552-564

  Cowling, Richard M ^a   Potts, Alastair J ^a   Bradshaw, Peter L ^a   Colville, Jonathan ^b   Arianoutsou, Margarita ^c   Ferrier, Simon ^d   Forest, Felix ^e   Fyllas, Nikolaos M ^c   Hopper, Stephen D ^e,f   Ojeda, Fernando ^g   Procheş, Şerban ^h   Smith, Rhian J ^e   Rundel, Philip W ⁱ   Vassilakis, Emmanuel ^c   Zutta, Brian R ^j  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Author keywords

California; Cape Floristic Region; Central Chile; Diversification rate; Mature radiation; Mediterranean Basin; OCBIL; Recent radiation; South western Australia; YODFEL

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CIRCULATION MODELING; DIVERGENCE; ENDEMISM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OLIGOCENE; PLIOCENE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TOPOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; AUSTRALIA; CALIFORNIA; CHILE; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922572168     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12429     Document Type: Article

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