Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and
conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and …

Background Heathlands are dynamic plant communities characterized by a high cover of
sclerophyllous, ericoid shrubs that develop over nutrient-poor soils. Interest in the …

The Macaronesian laurel forests (MLF) are dominated by trees with a laurophyll habit
comparable to evergreen humid forests which were scattered across Europe and the …

Ecological and evolutionary studies largely assume that island populations display low
levels of neutral genetic variation. However, this notion has only been formally tested in a …

The perceived low levels of genetic diversity, poor interspecific competitive and defensive
ability, and loss of dispersal capacities of insular lineages have driven the view that oceanic …

Bryophytes are a group of early land plants, whose specific ecophysiological and biological
features, including poikilohydry, sensitivity to moderately high temperature and high …

Recalcitrant relationships are characterized by very short internodes that can be found
among shallow and deep phylogenetic scales all over the tree of life. Adding large amounts …

Accurate inference in phylogeography requires appropriate sampling strategies. Complex
questions demand a large sample size at both the population and genetic levels to obtain …

Canellales, a clade consisting of Winteraceae and Canellaceae, represent the smallest
order of magnoliid angiosperms. The clade shows a broad distribution throughout the …

The role of Q uaternary climatic shifts in shaping the distribution of L inaria elegans, an
Iberian annual plant, was investigated using species distribution modelling and molecular …