Geohistorical and Current Environmental Influences on Floristic Differentiation in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan

Aim: Floristic differentiation in the Ryukyu Archipelago has been explained primarily by geohistory, specifically landbridge formation and vicariance at the Tokara and Kerama Gaps, two deep-sea channels through the island arc. This ignores current environmental effects, which may also be important....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Biogeography. - Blackwell Publishing. - 36(2009), 5, Seite 919-928
1. Verfasser:	Nakamura, Koh (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Suwa, Rempei, Denda, Tetsuo, Yokota, Masatsugu, Ladiges, Pauline
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Journal of Biogeography
Schlagworte:	Continental islands deep-sea barriers distance-decay of similarity environmental factors floristic similarity island area MRM analysis seed plants vicariance Physical sciences Biological sciences