Insights into the historical assembly of global dryland floras: the diversification of Zygophyllaceae

Insights into the historical assembly of global dryland floras: the diversification of Zygophyllaceae

Abstract Background Drylands cover nearly 41% of Earth’s land surface and face a high risk of degradation worldwide. However, the actual timeframe during which dryland floras rose on a global scale remains unknown. Zygophyllaceae, an important characteristic component of dryland floras worldwide, of...

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Main Authors: Sheng-Dan Wu, Lin-Jing Zhang, Li Lin, Sheng-Xiang Yu, Zhi-Duan Chen, Wei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Drylands
Climate change
Divergence time
Diversification rate
Miocene
Phylogeny
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1277-z

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