The phytogeographical regions of Slovenia: a consequence of natural environmental variation or prehistoric human activity? by Andric, M, Willis, K

“…Slovenia is a small but floristically diverse country with at least six distinctive phytogeographical regions. 2. The palaeoecological record was used to examine the vegetational history of this diverse landscape, using cores from four of the phytogeographical regions. 3. …”

Richness pattern and phytogeography of the Cerrado herb-shrub flora and implications for conservation by Amaral, A, Munhoz, C, Walter, B, Aguirre-Gutiérrez, J, Raes, N

“…Conclusions: We recognized patterns of regional variation, reflected in the phytogeographic division. Furthermore, we show that the current protected areas in Brazil do not effectively protect high richness areas of the herb–shrub flora.…”

In defence of the entity of Macaronesia as a biogeographical region by Fernández‐Palacios, JM, Otto, R, Capelo, J, Caujapé‐Castells, J, de Nascimento, L, Duarte, MC, Elias, RB, García‐Verdugo, C, Menezes de Sequeira, M, Médail, F, Naranjo‐Cigala, A, Patiño, J, Price, J, Romeiras, MM, Sánchez‐Pinto, L, Whittaker, RJ

“…Four main issues related to Macaronesia are thoroughly discussed: (i) its independence from the Mediterranean phytogeographical region; (ii) discrepancies according to different taxa analysed; (iii) its geographical limits and the role of the continental enclave(s), and, (iv) the validity of the phytogeographical region level. …”

In defence of the entity of Macaronesia as a biogeographical region by Fernández-Palacios, JM, Otto, R, Capelo, J, Whittaker, RJ

“…Four main issues related to Macaronesia are thoroughly discussed: (<em>i</em>) its independence from the Mediterranean phytogeographical region; (<em>ii</em>) discrepancies according to different taxa analysed; (<em>iii</em>) its geographical limits and the role of the continental enclave(s), and, (<em>iv</em>) the validity of the phytogeographical region level. …”