Vegetation on ultramafic edaphic 'islands' in Kinabalu Park (Sabah, Malaysia) in relation to soil chemistry and elevation
Abstract Background and aims Kinabalu Park is the world's most species-rich hotspot with
over 5000 plant species recorded for an area 1200 km 2. The aim of this study was to …
over 5000 plant species recorded for an area 1200 km 2. The aim of this study was to …
Distribution patterns of microbial communities in ultramafic landscape: a metagenetic approach highlights the strong relationships between diversity and …
L Bordez, P Jourand, M Ducousso… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial species richness and assemblages across ultramafic ecosystems were
investigated to assess the relationship between their distributional patterns and …
investigated to assess the relationship between their distributional patterns and …
Ultramafic soils from New Caledonia structure Pisolithus albus in ecotype
P Jourand, M Ducousso… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Isolates of ectomycorrhizal Pisolithus albus were sampled from both ultramafic and volcano-
sedimentary soils in New Caledonia, a tropical hotspot of biodiversity, to investigate the …
sedimentary soils in New Caledonia, a tropical hotspot of biodiversity, to investigate the …
The edaphic control of plant diversity
CM Hulshof, MJ Spasojevic - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The central thesis of plant ecology is that climate determines the global
distribution of vegetation. Within a vegetation type, however, finer‐scale environmental …
distribution of vegetation. Within a vegetation type, however, finer‐scale environmental …
Does Macaronesia exist? Conflicting signal in the bryophyte and pteridophyte floras
A Vanderpoorten, FJ Rumsey… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Macaronesia, which includes five mid‐Atlantic archipelagos (Azores, Madeira, Selvagems,
Canaries, and Cape Verdes), has been traditionally recognized as a distinct biogeographic …
Canaries, and Cape Verdes), has been traditionally recognized as a distinct biogeographic …
Beyond climate: convergence in fast evolving sclerophylls in Cape and Australian Rhamnaceae predates the mediterranean climate
RE Onstein, HP Linder - Journal of Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Morphological convergence in mediterranean‐type ecosystems (MTE s) has long been
interpreted as adaptation to climatic similarities among the five MTE s of the world. Here, we …
interpreted as adaptation to climatic similarities among the five MTE s of the world. Here, we …
Phosphorus limitation, soil‐borne pathogens and the coexistence of plant species in hyperdiverse forests and shrublands
Hyperdiverse forests occur in the lowland tropics, whereas the most species‐rich shrublands
are found in regions such as south‐western Australia (kwongan) and South Africa (fynbos) …
are found in regions such as south‐western Australia (kwongan) and South Africa (fynbos) …
Biological disjunction along the West Caledonian fault, New Caledonia: a synthesis of molecular phylogenetics and panbiogeography
M Heads - Botanical journal of the linnean society, 2008 - academic.oup.com
This paper documents a newly discovered pattern of biological disjunction between NW and
SE New Caledonia. The disjunction occurs in 87 (mapped) taxa, including plants, moths and …
SE New Caledonia. The disjunction occurs in 87 (mapped) taxa, including plants, moths and …