Patterns of Endemism in Turkey, the Meeting Point of Three Global Biodiversity Hotspots, Based on Three Diverse Families of Vascular Plants

Patterns of Endemism in Turkey, the Meeting Point of Three Global Biodiversity Hotspots, Based on Three Diverse Families of Vascular Plants

Centers of endemism and areas of endemism are important biogeographic concepts with high relevance for conservation and evolutionary biology. Turkey is located at the intersection of three global biodiversity hotspots (Mediterranean, Caucasian, Irano-Anatolian) and harbors remarkable levels of plant...

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Main Authors: Jalil Noroozi, Golshan Zare, Mahbubeh Sherafati, Mohammad Mahmoodi, Dietmar Moser, Zahra Asgarpour, Gerald M. Schneeweiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Anatolia
areas of endemism
biodiversity conservation
biodiversity hotspots
biogeography
centers of endemism
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00159/full

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