Many terrestrial ecosystems are fire prone, such that their composition and structure are
largely due to their fire regime. Regions subject to regular fire have exceptionally high levels …

Seed dormancy varies greatly between species, clades, communities, and regions. We
propose that fireprone ecosystems create ideal conditions for the selection of seed …

The flora of the Canary Islands has been subject to botanical studies for more than 200
years. Several biodiversity databases are available for the archipelago. However, there are …

Species of Malvales are significant components of tropical biomes around the world
(Oliveira-Filho, 2017, Sosef et al., 2017, Webb et al., 2008). For example, species of …

Aim Diversification of obligate parasites is often closely associated with historical shifts
among host species. This phenomenon is well‐documented in animal parasites but still …

The interaction effects between climate and fire regime in controlling the type of vegetation
and species composition is well established among the Earth's biomes. Climate and the …

A little more than 10% of the vascular plant flora native to the European Alps is endemic to
this area. It has long been noticed that the distribution of endemics across the Alps is very …

Abstract Background and Aims Several biogeographical models have been proposed to
explain the colonization and diversification patterns of Macaronesian lineages. In this study …

A robust phylogenetic framework, in terms of extensive geographical and taxonomic
sampling, well-resolved species relationships and high certainty of tree topologies and …

The biogeographic history and the degree of environmental niche conservatism provide
essential clues to decipher the underlying macroevolutionary processes of species …