Recent assembly of the Cerrado, a neotropical plant diversity hotspot, by in situ evolution of adaptations to fire.

The relative importance of local ecological and larger-scale historical processes in causing differences in species richness across the globe remains keenly debated. To gain insight into these questions, we investigated the assembly of plant diversity in the Cerrado in South America, the world'...

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Main Authors: Simon, M, Grether, R, de Queiroz, L, Skema, C, Pennington, RT, Hughes, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009