Migration barriers in ferns: the case of the neotropical genus Diplopterygium (Gleicheniaceae)

• Published in: Plant ecology & diversity Vol. 13; no. 5-6; pp. 401 - 412
• Main Authors: Lima, Lucas V., Oliveira, Ubirajara, Almeida, Thaís E., Bueno, Marcelo L., Salino, Alexandre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Andes; Andes region; biogeography; Brazil; Diplopterygium; dispersion; geographical distribution; Gleicheniales; Holocene epoch; Neotropics; niche modelling; plant ecology; Pleistocene epoch; pteridophytes; Brazil; Andes region

Despite the broad distribution of several species in Gleicheniaceae in the neotropical region, Diplopterygium is the only genus having a restricted distribution. Species of Gleicheniaceae occupy open (including anthropogenic) habitats and produce large amounts of wind-dispersed propagules - so why d...