Climate and evolutionary history define the phylogenetic diversity of vegetation types in the central region of South America

• Published in: Oecologia Vol. 192; no. 1; pp. 191 - 200
• Main Authors: Rezende, Vanessa Leite, Pontara, Vanessa, Bueno, Marcelo Leandro, van den Berg, Eduardo, de Oliveira-Filho, Ary Teixeira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Science + Business Media 01.01.2020; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biological diversity; Biological Evolution; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomes; Climate; Climatic conditions; Conservation; Distance; Ecology; Ecosystem; ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY - ORIGINAL RESEARCH; Ecosystems; Environmental conditions; Evolution; genetic distance; geographical distribution; Hydrology/Water Resources; Life Sciences; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plant Sciences; Plant species; South America; Species diversity; Species richness; trees; Vegetation; Woodlands; South America; Chaco; Neotroptree; Lineage diversity; Conservation assessment; Longitudinal gradient; Species richness

In South America the biogeographic history has produced different biomes with different vegetation types and distinct floras. As these vegetation types may diverge in evolutionary histories, we analysed how alpha and beta phylogenetic diversity vary across them and determine the main drivers of vari...