Ethiopia is home to one of the richest and most unique assemblages of fauna and flora on
the African continent. Contained within its borders are two major centers of endemism, the …

Mountains are among the most biodiverse places on Earth, and plant lineages that inhabit
them have some of the highest speciation rates ever recorded. Plant diversity within the …

Africa is home to globally important biodiversity. Straddling the equator and extending to
temperate latitudes (at 37 N and 34 S; not including oceanic islands such as Marion and …

Habitat stability is important for maintaining biodiversity by preventing species extinction, but
this stability is being challenged by climate change. The tropical alpine ecosystem is …

Abstract Background and Aims Geoxyles, a distinctive feature of Afrotropical savannas and
grasslands, survive recurrent disturbances by resprouting subshrub branches from large …

The Afromontane and Afroalpine areas constitute some of the main biodiversity hotspots of
Africa. They are particularly rich in plant endemics, but the biogeographic origins and …

The numerous naturally-fragmented sky islands (SIs) in the Hengduan Mountains Region
(HMR) of southwestern China constitute discontinuous landscapes where montane habitats …

Tribe Carpheae presently includes Carpha and Trianoptiles. Sixteen species were
recovered in Carpha Banks & Sol. ex R. Br. sens. lat. by phenetic analyses and these …

Evergreen broad‐leaved forests (EBLFs) are dominated by a monsoon climate and form a
distinct biome in East Asia with notably high biodiversity. However, the origin and evolution …

The Ethiopian Highlands are considered a biodiversity hotspot, harboring a high number of
endemic species. Some of the endemic species probably diversified in situ; this is, for …