Mountain regions are unusually biodiverse, with rich aggregations of small-ranged species
that form centers of endemism. Mountains play an array of roles for Earth's biodiversity and …

Approximately 500 species of plants are known to hyperaccumulate heavy metals and
metalloids. The majority are obligate metallophytes, species that are restricted to …

The subdiscipline of 'community phylogenetics' is rapidly growing and influencing thinking
regarding community assembly. In particular, phylogenetic dispersion of co‐occurring …

The R package 'diversitree'contains a number of classical and contemporary comparative
phylogenetic methods. Key included methods are BiSSE (binary state speciation and …

Most conservation planning to date has focused on protecting today's biodiversity with the
assumption that it will be tomorrow's biodiversity. However, modern climate change has …

Mediterranean-type ecosystems (MTEs) are located today in southwestern Australia, the
Cape Region of South Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, California, and central Chile. These …

Geographic characters—traits describing the spatial distribution of a species—may both
affect and be affected by processes associated with lineage birth and death. This is …

A goal of evolutionary biology is to understand the roles of geography and ecology in
speciation. The recent shared ancestry of sister species can leave a major imprint on their …

Background There has been a considerable increase in studies investigating rates of
diversification and character evolution, with one of the promising techniques being the …

Plants adapted to special soil types are ideal for investigating evolutionary processes,
including maintenance of intraspecific variation, adaptation, reproductive isolation, ecotypic …