Phylogeographical patterns shed light on evolutionary process in S outh A merica
The S outh A merican continent is composed of several biogeographical regions harbouring
the highest biodiversity on the globe, encompassing five of the world's biodiversity 'hot …
the highest biodiversity on the globe, encompassing five of the world's biodiversity 'hot …
Hutchinson's duality: the once and future niche
RK Colwell, TF Rangel - Proceedings of the National …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
The duality between “niche” and “biotope” proposed by G. Evelyn Hutchinson provides a
powerful way to conceptualize and analyze biogeographical distributions in relation to …
powerful way to conceptualize and analyze biogeographical distributions in relation to …
A statistical explanation of MaxEnt for ecologists
MaxEnt is a program for modelling species distributions from presence‐only species
records. This paper is written for ecologists and describes the MaxEnt model from a …
records. This paper is written for ecologists and describes the MaxEnt model from a …
Uses and misuses of bioclimatic envelope modeling
MB Araújo, AT Peterson - Ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Bioclimatic envelope models use associations between aspects of climate and species'
occurrences to estimate the conditions that are suitable to maintain viable populations. Once …
occurrences to estimate the conditions that are suitable to maintain viable populations. Once …
Stability predicts genetic diversity in the Brazilian Atlantic forest hotspot
Biodiversity hotspots, representing regions with high species endemism and conservation
threat, have been mapped globally. Yet, biodiversity distribution data from within hotspots …
threat, have been mapped globally. Yet, biodiversity distribution data from within hotspots …
The historical connections between the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest revisited
Aim To assess ancient biotic connections between the Amazon Forest (AmF) and the
Atlantic Forest (AtF) based on environmental niche modelling (ENM), palaeobiological, and …
Atlantic Forest (AtF) based on environmental niche modelling (ENM), palaeobiological, and …
Dealing with overprediction in species distribution models: How adding distance constraints can improve model accuracy
Species distribution models can be affected by overprediction when dispersal movement is
not incorporated into the modelling process. We compared the efficiency of seven methods …
not incorporated into the modelling process. We compared the efficiency of seven methods …
The diversification of eastern South American open vegetation biomes: historical biogeography and perspectives
FP Werneck - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Abstract The eastern-central South American open vegetation biomes occur across an
extensive range of environmental conditions and are organized diagonally including three …
extensive range of environmental conditions and are organized diagonally including three …
The influence of paleoclimate on present-day patterns in biodiversity and ecosystems
Earth's climate has experienced strong changes on timescales ranging from decades to
millions of years. As biodiversity has evolved under these circumstances, dependence on …
millions of years. As biodiversity has evolved under these circumstances, dependence on …
Neotropical forest expansion during the last glacial period challenges refuge hypothesis
The forest refuge hypothesis (FRH) has long been a paradigm for explaining the extreme
biological diversity of tropical forests. According to this hypothesis, forest retraction and …
biological diversity of tropical forests. According to this hypothesis, forest retraction and …