Plant communities in tropical ancient mountains: how are they spatially and evolutionary structured?

• Published in: Botanical journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 197; no. 1; pp. 15 - 24
• Main Authors: de Mattos, Jacqueline S, Morellato, Leonor Patrícia C, Batalha, Marco Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 01.09.2021
• Subjects: plant distribution; rocky grasslands; OCBIL; phylogeny; phylogenetic structure; elevational gradient

Abstract The integration of phylogenetic methods and species distribution can really help in the investigation of biogeographic patterns and to fill gaps in evolutionary ecology. Here we investigated how the vascular flora of the Brazilian ancient Cipó Mountains, an alleged OCBIL (old, climatic buff...