OCBIL theory aims to develop an integrated series of hypotheses explaining the evolution
and ecology of, and best conservation practices for, biota on very old, climatically buffered …

Background Ocbil theory aims to develop hypotheses explaining the evolution and ecology
of, and best conservation practices for, biota on very old, climatically buffered, infertile …

Aim To test whether it is possible to establish a common biogeographical regionalization for
plants and vertebrates in sub‐Saharan Africa (the Afrotropical Region), using objective …

Bryophytes include about 20,000 species characterized by their poikilohydric condition, high
long-distance dispersal capacities, and cold tolerance. Despite these specific life-history …

Sub-Saharan Africa includes some 45,000 plant species. The spatial patterns of this
diversity have been well explored. We can group the species into a set of biogeographical …

Some phytogeographical, zoogeographical and biogeographical regionalisations of the
world are reviewed qualitatively. A biogeographical regionalisation attempting some …

The spatial and temporal patterns of plant species radiations are largely unknown. I used a
nonlinear regression to estimate speciation and extinction rates from all relevant dated …

Abstract The Cape region of South Africa is one of the most remarkable hotspots of
biodiversity with a flora comprising more than 9000 plant species, almost 70% of which are …

The plant diversity of the Cape Floristic Region is regarded as being exceptional in an
ecological and evolutionary context. The region supports about double the number of …

Like island-endemic taxa, whose origins are expected to postdate the appearance of the
islands on which they occur, biome-endemic taxa should be younger than the biomes to …