Continental scale patterns and predictors of fern richness and phylogenetic diversity

Because ferns have a wide range of habitat preferences and are widely distributed, they are an ideal group for understanding how diversity is distributed. Here we examine fern diversity on a broad-scale using standard and corrected richness measures as well as phylogenetic indices; in addition we de...

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Main Authors: Nathalie eNagalingum, Nunzio eKnerr, Shawn eLaffan, Carlos eGonzalez-Orozco, Andrew eThornhill, Joe eMiller, Brent eMishler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2015.00132/full