Abstract Background New Caledonia is renowned as one of the world's most significant
biodiversity hotpots. The nutrient-deficiency and cations imbalances of ultramafic soils …

Island floras are generally characterized by disharmony due to uneven representations of
plant groups. This has usually been explained by the unequal capacity of plants to disperse …

Soil microorganisms play key roles in ecosystem functioning and are known to be influenced
by biotic and abiotic factors, such as plant cover or edaphic parameters. New Caledonia, a …

New Caledonia is well known for its unusual and rich flora and for its extensive outcrops of
ultramafic rocks. The entire floristic diversity, as well as that of the two principal formations …

Les maquis miniers recouvrent environ 4500 km2 en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Leur flore
phanérogamique comprend 944 espèces reconnues, réparties en 282 genres et 77 familles …

In the Australia–Pacific Region ultramafic outcrops are both widespread and extensive,
covering thousands of km2. Soils derived from ultramafic bedrock impose edaphic …

Protected areas are the cornerstone on which conservation strategies are often built.
Adapting systems of protected areas to rapid global changes is critical to meet the challenge …

The landscape-scale pattern of distribution of maquis, maquis with emergent conifers
(Araucaria laubenfelsii), and rain forest, on ultramafic substrate at Mont Do, New Caledonia …

Forty-one endemic conifer species occur on New Caledonia's ultramafic substrates (known
locally as “terrains miniers”), the source of nickel ore deposits being exploited at a rapidly …

The flora and vegetation of the archipelago of Cabo Verde is dominated by Macaronesian,
Mediterranean, and particularly by African tropical elements, resulting from its southernmost …