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Diverging responses of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic plant diversity to biogeographic parameters in arid habitat islands of southern Africa
Habitat islands conceptually bridge true islands and habitat patches, adding new perspectives to island biogeographic principles that shape community assembly …
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Into Africa: The biogeography of the genus Python in Africa
Most of the nine genera and 38 species in the family Pythonidae occur in south-east Asia and Australasia, but the …
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The right tree in the right place: predicting and mapping global-scale suitable areas for Marula tree, Sclerocarya birrea, (A. Rich.) Horchst, subspecies cultivation, conservation, and use in restoring global drylands
The marula tree, Sclerocarya birrea (S. birrea) (A. Rich.) Horchst, is native to Africa, used to restore drylands, and introduced …
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Potential decline in the distribution and food provisioning services of the mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina) in southern Africa
is an edible insect distributed across southern Africa. As a culturally important source of food, the mopane worm provides nutrition, …
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Which is the richest of them all? Comparing area-adjusted plant diversities of Mediterranean- and tropical-climate regions
Mediterranean- and tropical-climate regions harbour the richest regional-scale floras globally. Until recently, however, comparisons of their diversities have been hindered …
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Water inputs across the Namib Desert: implications for dryland edaphic microbiology
Microbes have a dominant role in nutrient cycling processes in the world’s deserts, where growth and activity are limited by …
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Does vegetation structure influence criminal activity? Insights from Cape Town, South Africa
Dense vegetation, especially thickets of trees or shrubs, has been associated with actual and perceived crime risk in several parts …
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All-in-one: physics, chemistry and ecology are essential fields to thermal ecologists
CITATION: Clusella-Trullas, S. 2018. All-in-one : physics, chemistry and ecology are essential fields to thermal ecologists. Frontiers of Biogeography, 10(3-4):e39387, …
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Frontiers of Biogeography: taking its place as a journal of choice for the publication of high quality biogeographical research articles
Executive summary. Through this editorial we seek your support and engagement as authors, readers and reviewers as we take the …
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Taxonomic and functional ecology of montane ants
Why is biological diversity distributed in the way that it is? This question has been central to ecology and biogeography …