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Biogeography of the Indo-Australian Archipelago
David J. Lohman,Mark de Bruyn,Timothy J. Page,Kristina von Rintelen,Robert Hall,Peter K. L. Ng,Hsi-Te Shih,Gary R. Carvalho,Thomas von Rintelen +8 more
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The conservation significance of the IAA is discussed and the need for cross-taxon comparative studies using newly developed analytical approaches well suited to the challenges of historical inference in this region is highlighted.Abstract:
The extraordinary species richness and endemism of the Indo-Australian Archipelago (IAA) exists in one of the most geologically dynamic regions of the planet. The provenance of its biota has been debated, particularly in the area known as Wallacea. Application of molecular genetic approaches and a better understanding of the region’s complex geology have stimulated much recent biogeographic work in the IAA. We review molecular phylogenetic and phylogeographic studies in light of current geological evidence. Present distribution patterns of species have been shaped largely by pre-Pleistocene dispersal and vicariance events, whereas more recent changes in the connectivity of islands within the Archipelago have influenced the partitioning of intraspecific variation. Many genetic studies have uncovered cryptic species with restricted distributions. We discuss the conservation significance of the region and highlight the need for cross-taxon comparative studies using newly developed analytical approaches well suited to the challenges of historical inference in this region.read more
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Bayesian Analysis of Biogeography when the Number of Areas is Large
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Tree height integrated into pantropical forest biomass estimates
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TL;DR: In this article, the effect of tree height (H) on tropical forest biomass and carbon storage estimates was investigated using data from 20 sites across four continents, and the results showed that tree H is an important allometric factor that needs to be included in future forest biomass estimates to reduce error in estimates of tropical carbon stocks and emissions.
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Borneo and Indochina are Major Evolutionary Hotspots for Southeast Asian Biodiversity
Mark de Bruyn,Björn Stelbrink,Robert J. Morley,Robert Hall,Gary R. Carvalho,Charles H. Cannon,Charles H. Cannon,Gerrit D. van den Bergh,Erik Meijaard,Erik Meijaard,Ian Metcalfe,Ian Metcalfe,Luigi Boitani,Luigi Maiorano,Robert Shoup,Thomas von Rintelen +15 more
TL;DR: Meta-analyses of geological, climatic, and biological data sets are conducted to test which areas have been the sources of long-term biological diversity in SE Asia, particularly in the pre-Miocene, Miocene, and Plio-Pleistocene and whether the respective biota have been dominated by in situ diversification, immigration and/or emigration, or equilibrium dynamics.
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Evolutionary Processes of Diversification in a Model Island Archipelago
Rafe M. Brown,Cameron D. Siler,Carl H. Oliveros,Jacob A. Esselstyn,Arvin C. Diesmos,Peter A. Hosner,Charles W. Linkem,Anthony J. Barley,Jamie R. Oaks,Marites B. Sanguila,Luke J. Welton,David C. Blackburn,Robert G. Moyle,A. Townsend Peterson,Angel C. Alcala +14 more
TL;DR: An ongoing renaissance of species discovery is characterized and how a 25-year Pleistocene island connectivity paradigm continues to provide some explanatory power, but has been augmented by increased understanding of the archipelago's geological history and ecological gradients is described.
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