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 …

Assessing the distribution of geographically restricted and evolutionarily unique species and
their underlying drivers is key to understanding biogeographical processes and critical for …

Far from a uniform band, the biodiversity found across Earth's tropical moist forests varies
widely between the high diversity of the Neotropics and Indomalaya and the relatively lower …

Across the globe, tree species are under high anthropogenic pressure. Risks of extinction
are notably more severe for species with restricted ranges and distinct evolutionary histories …

Deciphering global trends in phylogenetic endemism is crucial for understanding broad-
scale evolutionary patterns and the conservation of key elements of biodiversity. However …

Simple Summary Aiming to cope with the provisions of Aichi Biodiversity Targets, EU
Biodiversity Strategy and EU Green Deal, we conducted the first nationwide …

Previous attempts to elucidate the drivers of speciation mechanisms and spatial distribution
patterns of biodiversity in mountain regions have treated different floras within a single …

Although originating from a common Gondwanan flora, the diversity and composition of the
floras of Africa and South America have greatly diverged since continental breakup of Africa …

Abstract The Greater Cape Floristic Region at the southern tip of Africa is a global
megadiversity hotspot. The region's biodiversity has been driven by a long history of …

The metric called phylogenetic diversity (PD) has been employed over the last 30 years to
add an evolutionary dimension to the exploration of biodiversity. However, the application of …