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

The monumental work of Olov Hedberg provided deep insights into the spectacular and
fragmented tropical alpine flora of the African sky islands. Here we review recent molecular …

Aim Paleogeographic changes have had profound effects on the evolution and diversity of
the Neotropical biota. However, the influence of marine incursions on the origin …

Determining phylogenetic relationships among very closely related species has remained a
challenge for evolutionary biologists due to interlocus phylogenetic discordance and the …

Aim Despite the accumulation of cases describing fast radiations of alpine plants, we still
have limited understanding of the drivers of speciation in alpine floras and of the precise the …

Plant species richness and endemism on oceanic islands is dependent on island age, size,
elevation and distance to nearest source of migrants. Mainland 'island'systems, such as the …

A fundamental challenge to our understanding of biodiversity is to explain why some groups
of species diversify, whereas others do not. On islands, the gradual evolution of a new …

Temperature and productivity appear as universal positive large‐scale correlates of species
richness. However, the strength and the shape of species–temperature (STR) and species …

Plant radiations are widespread but their influence on community assembly has rarely been
investigated. Theory and some evidence suggest that radiations can allow lineages to …

Aspleniaceae is one of the largest fern families. It is species-rich in Australasia and the south-
western Pacific (ASWP), where approximately 115 species occur. In the current study, the …