Climatic specialisation: an explanation for the range size and distribution of bryophytes on a tropical island elevational gradient

Are species physiologically specialised to the specific climatic conditions in their habitats and can this explain their distributions? This thesis addresses this question using a very specific system: bryophytes on the elevational gradient of Piton des Neiges, Réunion Island. Bryophytes are expecte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Figenschou, Laura Kristina
Other Authors: Hedderson,Terry Albert
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Science 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32257