More opportunities more species: Pleistocene differentiation and northward expansion of an evergreen broad-leaved tree species Machilus thunbergii (Lauraceae) in Southeast China

More opportunities more species: Pleistocene differentiation and northward expansion of an evergreen broad-leaved tree species Machilus thunbergii (Lauraceae) in Southeast China

Abstract Background The broad continuum between tropical and temperate floras in Eastern Asia (EAS) are thought to be one of the main factors responsible for a prominent species diversity anomaly of temperate plants between EAS and eastern North America (ENS). However, how the broad continuum and ni...

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Main Authors: Dengmei Fan, Shuqing Lei, Hua Liang, Qi Yao, Yixuan Kou, Shanmei Cheng, Yi Yang, Yingxiong Qiu, Zhiyong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Population differentiation
Species diversity anomaly
Isolation-by-environment
Freezing temperature
Tropical niche conservatism
Machilus thunbergii
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03420-9

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