Determinants of biogeographical distribution of grasses in grasslands of South America

• Published in: Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics Vol. 63; p. 125791
• Main Authors: Streit, Helena, Bergamin, Rodrigo S., Andrade, Bianca O., Altesor, Alice, Lezama, Felipe, Perelman, Susana, Müller, Sandra C., Overbeck, Gerhard E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Argentina; Biologi; Biology; Brazil; Brazilian highland grasslands; climate; Climatic stability; cold; colonization; Functional ecology; geographical distribution; grass; grasses; grassland; latitude; latitudinal gradient; Phylogenetic beta-diversity; phylogenetics; phylogeny; plant ecology; Poaceae; Río de la Plata grasslands; soil; South America; species; species diversity; temperature; Uruguay; vegetation; Brazil; Uruguay; Argentina; Phylogenetic beta-diversity; Poaceae; Functional ecology; Brazilian highland grasslands; Río de la Plata grasslands; Climatic stability

Current distribution of C3 and C4 grasses is often explained by contrasting environmental conditions. Regions where C3 and C4 grasses coexist, as the Southeastern South America grasslands (SESA grasslands), provides an excellent opportunity to investigate the evolutionary imprints of grasses through...