Tropical Africa is home to an astonishing biodiversity occurring in a variety of ecosystems.
Past climatic change and geological events have impacted the evolution and diversification …

The accumulation of biodiversity in tropical forests can occur through multiple allopatric and
parapatric models of diversification, including forest refugia, riverine barriers and ecological …

Aim In this study we identified large‐scale variation in tree species composition across
tropical African forests and determined the underlying environmental and historical factors …

During the warmer Holocene Period, two major climatic crises affected the Central African
rainforests. The first crisis, around 4000 cal yr BP, caused the contraction of the forest in …

Comparative phylogeography of African savannah mammals shows a congruent pattern in
which populations in West/Central Africa are distinct from populations in East/Southern …

Many large species have declined worldwide due to habitat fragmentation and poaching.
The defaunation of large frugivores and the consequent reductions of seed dispersal …

Understanding the evolutionary dynamics of genetic diversity is fundamental for species
conservation in the face of climate change, particularly in hyper-diverse biomes. Species in …

Pollen records from African highlands are scarce; hence, the paleoecology of the
Afromontane forest and its responses to glacial cycles are poorly known. Lake Bambili …

Aim Phylogeographical signatures of past population fragmentation and demographic
change have been reported in several African rain forest trees. These signatures have …

Organismal traits interact with environmental variation to mediate how species respond to
shared landscapes. Thus, differences in traits related to dispersal ability or physiological …