Why are there so many plant species in the Neotropics?

被引：425

作者：

Antonelli, Alexandre ^{[1
]}

Sanmartin, Isabel ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Gothenburg Bot Garden, S-41319 Gothenburg, Sweden

[2] CSIC, Real Jardin Bot, E-28014 Madrid, Spain

来源：

TAXON | 2011年 / 60卷 / 02期

基金：

瑞典研究理事会;

关键词：

biogeography; botany; evolution; Neotropical biomes; Tropical America; LATITUDINAL DIVERSITY GRADIENT; AMERICAN BIOTIC INTERCHANGE; GLOBAL PATTERNS; DIVERSIFICATION RATES; FLORAL SPECIALIZATION; RAPID DIVERSIFICATION; POLLINATION SYSTEM; TROPICAL FORESTS; ANDEAN UPLIFT; EVOLUTION;

D O I：

10.1002/tax.602010

中图分类号：

Q94 [植物学];

学科分类号：

071001 ;

摘要：

The Neotropical region (tropical America) is the most species rich region on Earth. Several causes have been proposed to explain this extraordinary biodiversity, which may be very roughly classified into two major categories: 'biotic' (e.g. soil adaptations; biotic interactions with pollinators, dispersers and herbivores; niche conservatism; dispersal ability) and 'abiotic' (e.g. time; rainfall, temperature and area; mountain uplift; hydrological changes). In this paper we review the evidence for each of these postulated causes of diversification and provide general directions towards further testing. We highlight the need of more well-sampled and dated phylogenies and urge increased inter-disciplinary collaboration.

引用

页码：403 / 414

页数：12

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