Stomata, the small pores on the surfaces of leaves and stalks, regulate the flow of gases in
and out of leaves and thus plants as a whole. They adapt to local and global changes on all …

▪ Abstract Like South Africa's Greater Cape Floristic Region, the Southwest Australian
Floristic Region (SWAFR) is species rich, with a Mediterranean climate and old, weathered …

Exploring the role of fire in each of the five Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, this
book offers a unique view of the evolution of fire-adapted traits and the role of fire in shaping …

Methods for identifying species by using short orthologous DNA sequences, known as “DNA
barcodes,” have been proposed and initiated to facilitate biodiversity studies, identify …

Chloroplast DNA sequences are a primary source of data for plant molecular systematic
studies. A few key papers have provided the molecular systematics community with …

Shrubs and trees are assumed less likely to lose genetic variation in response to habitat
fragmentation because they have certain life‐history characteristics such as long lifespans …

Woody plants may be killed by severe disturbance or resprout from vegetative tissue.
Sprouters can persist at a site through several generations of nonsprouters. Differences in …

Ecology affects each of the three principal processes leading to speciation: genetic
differentiation among populations within species, acquisition of reproductive isolation …

The Australian fossil record shows that from ca. 25 Myr ago, the aseasonal–wet biome
(rainforest and wet heath) gave way to the unique Australian sclerophyll biomes dominated …

Historical evidence of recurrent fire in many of the world's biomes suggests that fire may
have had profound evolutionary influences on their extant floras. However, the role of fire as …