Similar, but Not the Same: Time and Mode of Climatic Niche Evolution in a Highly Endemic Lineage

• Published in: Journal of biogeography Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 571 - 586
• Main Authors: Padilha, Patricia, Brum, Fernanda Thiesen, Mello‐Silva, Renato, Sacramento, Isaac, Alcantara, Suzana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2025
• Subjects: biogeography; Brazil; campos rupestres; climate; Climate change; Comparative analysis; ecological niche modelling; Ecological niches; Endemic plants; Endemic species; Endemism; genus; Glacial periods; Habitat availability; habitat preferences; Habitat selection; Habitats; indigenous species; Mountains; Neotropics; niche conservatism; Niche overlap; Niches; Outcrops; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Pliocene; Plio‐Pleistocene; resurrection plants; Seasonal variations; Similarity; species; Vellozia; Brazil

ABSTRACT Aim Plant lineages are disproportionally diverse in areas characterised by specific climatic regimes. The campos rupestres habitats in the mountains of Eastern/Central Brazil, for instance, display huge plant endemism and high precipitation seasonality. The genus Vellozia is an emblematic g...