Notes for genera: Ascomycota

NN Wijayawardene, KD Hyde, KC Rajeshkumar… - Fungal diversity, 2017‏ - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of the relationships and thus the classification of fungi, has developed
rapidly with increasingly widespread use of molecular techniques, over the past 10–15 …

Biodiversity and topographic complexity: modern and geohistorical perspectives

C Badgley, TM Smiley, R Terry, EB Davis… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2017‏ - cell.com
Topographically complex regions on land and in the oceans feature hotspots of biodiversity
that reflect geological influences on ecological and evolutionary processes. Over geologic …

Biodiversity hotspots and Ocbil theory

SD Hopper, FAO Silveira, PL Fiedler - Plant and Soil, 2016‏ - Springer
Background Ocbil theory aims to develop hypotheses explaining the evolution and ecology
of, and best conservation practices for, biota on very old, climatically buffered, infertile …

Biogeography and speciation of terrestrial fauna in the south‐western Australian biodiversity hotspot

MG Rix, DL Edwards, M Byrne, MS Harvey… - Biological …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
The south‐western land division of Western Australia (SWWA), bordering the temperate
Southern and Indian Oceans, is the only global biodiversity hotspot recognised in Australia …

Karst dolines provide diverse microhabitats for different functional groups in multiple phyla

Z Bátori, A Vojtkó, IE Maák, G Lőrinczi, T Farkas… - Scientific Reports, 2019‏ - nature.com
Fine-scale topographic complexity creates important microclimates that can facilitate species
to grow outside their main distributional range and increase biodiversity locally. Enclosed …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery of threatened plant species and their habitats in the biodiversity hotspot of the Southwest Australian Floristic Region

L Monks, S Barrett, B Beecham, M Byrne, A Chant… - Plant Diversity, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Southwest Australian Floristic Region (SWAFR) is a global biodiversity hotspot
with high plant diversity and endemism and a broad range of threatening processes. An …

High species diversity and turnover in granite inselberg floras highlight the need for a conservation strategy protecting many outcrops

CJ Yates, T Robinson… - Ecology and …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Determining patterns of plant diversity on granite inselbergs is an important task for
conservation biogeography due to mounting threats. However, beyond the tropics there are …

A low-altitude mountain range as an important refugium for two narrow endemics in the Southwest Australian Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot

G Keppel, TP Robinson, GW Wardell-Johnson… - Annals of …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Low-altitude mountains constitute important centres of
diversity in landscapes with little topographic variation, such as the Southwest Australian …

What defines insularity for plants in edaphic islands?

FE Mendez‐Castro, L Conti, M Chytrý… - …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The theory of island biogeography postulates that size and isolation are key drivers of
biodiversity on islands. This theory has been applied not only to true (eg oceanic) islands …

Conservation of old individual trees and small populations is integral to maintain species' genetic diversity of a historically fragmented woody perennial

N Bezemer, SL Krauss, DG Roberts… - Molecular …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Historically fragmented and specialized habitats such as granite outcrops are understudied
globally unique hot spots of plant evolution. In contrast to predictions based on mainstream …