Phylogenetic structure of liverwort assemblages along an elevational gradient in the tropical Andes: geographic patterns and climatic drivers

H Qian, M Kessler - Ecography, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Liverworts are an ancient plant lineage that occurs worldwide with the highest species
richness in cool and humid habitats such as tropical montane and temperate rain forests. It …

Global patterns and determinants of phylogenetic beta diversity among liverwort floras

H Qian, S Qian, J Wang, M Kessler - Journal of Biogeography, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Investigating phylogenetic beta diversity, and its turnover and nestedness components,
can shed light on the evolutionary causes sha** the similarity (or dissimilarity) in …

Temperature dependence of liverwort diversification reveals a cool origin and hot hotspots

K Maul, SR Gradstein, D Quandt, M Kessler - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
The evolutionary history underlying gradients in species richness is still subject to
discussions and understanding the past niche evolution might be crucial in estimating the …

Geographic and ecological effects on species richness of liverworts worldwide

J Wang, H Qian, Z Dai, J Zhang, M Kessler - Ecography, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Liverworts are one of the oldest lineages of the extant land plants but the geographic
patterns and ecological determinants of their species richness have not yet been studied at …

Forest Microclimate as a Driver of Epiphytic Bryophyte Diversity Along a Subtropical Elevational Gradient

Z Dai, S **ng, SR Gradstein, M Li, S Tu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Considering the importance of microclimate in maintaining the diversity of epiphytic
bryophytes, we investigated epiphytic bryophytes along an elevational gradient in the …

A new species of Lejeunea (Lejeuneaceae) from Papua New Guinea

GE Lee, X He - Phytotaxa, 2024 - phytotaxa.mapress.com
A newly discovered species, Lejeunea timokoponenii, from Sandaun Province (formerly
West Sepik Province), Papua New Guinea is described and illustrated. Lejeunea …