Extremely high levels of plant diversity in the American tropics are derived from multiple
interactions between biotic and abiotic factors. Previous studies have focused on macro …

Background Over the past decade, phylogenomics has greatly advanced our knowledge of
angiosperm evolution. However, phylogenomic studies of large angiosperm families with …

Dispersal is a fundamental ecological process, yet demonstrating the occurrence and
importance of long‐distance dispersal (LDD) remains difficult, having rarely been examined …

Premise The Caribbean islands are in the top five biodiversity hotspots on the planet;
however, the biogeographic history of the seasonally dry tropical forest (SDTF) there is …

The Caribbean islands provide an ideal setting for studying biodiversity, given their complex
geological and environmental history, and their historical and current geographical proximity …

The date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, has been a cornerstone of Middle Eastern and North
African agriculture for millennia. It was first domesticated in the Persian Gulf, and its …

How communities assemble and restructure is of critical importance to ecological theory,
evolutionary theory, and conservation, but long-term perspectives on the patterns and …

Abstract Background and Aims The Canary Islands have strong floristic affinities with the
Mediterranean Basin. One of the most characteristic and diverse vegetation belts of the …

The Caribbean archipelago is the largest and most species rich insular system in the
Neotropics, yet the origins of this biodiversity hotspot are poorly understood. Four main …

Aim The high biodiversity of northern South America is unparalleled and includes several
centres of diversity such as Amazonia, the Andes and the Chocó. Movement of lineages …