Plants can change soil biology, chemistry and structure in ways that alter subsequent plant
growth. This process, referred to as plant–soil feedback (PSF), has been suggested to …

Ecology affects each of the three principal processes leading to speciation: genetic
differentiation among populations within species, acquisition of reproductive isolation …

Background Local adaptation, the differential success of genotypes in their native versus
foreign environment, arises from various evolutionary processes, but the importance of …

Succulent plants are widely distributed, reaching their highest diversity in arid and semi‐arid
regions. Their origin and diversification is thought to be associated with a global expansion …

This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a
strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis …

Plants adapted to special soil types are ideal for investigating evolutionary processes,
including maintenance of intraspecific variation, adaptation, reproductive isolation, ecotypic …

Like island-endemic taxa, whose origins are expected to postdate the appearance of the
islands on which they occur, biome-endemic taxa should be younger than the biomes to …

South Africa's fynbos region has intrigued biologists for centuries. It has achieved iconic
status as a locus of megadiversity and therefore a place to study the ecological …

While an appreciation of plant–soil feedbacks (PSF) continues to expand for community and
ecosystem ecology, the eco‐evolutionary mechanisms and consequences of such …

This paper provides a brief introduction to the physical environment of Namaqualand as well
as an overview of patterns of plant diversity. The diverse array of parent material and …