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Ecological differentiation and the evolution and maintenance of fynbos diversity
Preserving the structure and functioning of ecosystems and the benefits they provide to society depends on our understanding of how biodiversity influences ecosystem function and which processes determine the composition and diversity of biological assemblages. Ecological, evolutionary and biogeogra...
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| author | Slingsby, Jasper |
| author2 | Verboom, George Anthony |
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| description | Preserving the structure and functioning of ecosystems and the benefits they provide to society depends on our understanding of how biodiversity influences ecosystem function and which processes determine the composition and diversity of biological assemblages. Ecological, evolutionary and biogeographical processes interact to determine the genesis, maintenance and spatio-temporal arrangement of biodiversity. Here I investigate these processes in the Cape fynbos of South Africa by examining the diversification, biogeography and community assembly of a clade of reticulate-sheathed Tetraria species (Cyperaceae:Schoeneae). |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11573 Ecological differentiation and the evolution and maintenance of fynbos diversity Slingsby, Jasper Verboom, George Anthony Cramer, Michael D Midgley, Jeremy J Botany Preserving the structure and functioning of ecosystems and the benefits they provide to society depends on our understanding of how biodiversity influences ecosystem function and which processes determine the composition and diversity of biological assemblages. Ecological, evolutionary and biogeographical processes interact to determine the genesis, maintenance and spatio-temporal arrangement of biodiversity. Here I investigate these processes in the Cape fynbos of South Africa by examining the diversification, biogeography and community assembly of a clade of reticulate-sheathed Tetraria species (Cyperaceae:Schoeneae). 2015-01-06T12:11:53Z 2015-01-06T12:11:53Z 2011 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11573 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Botany Slingsby, Jasper Ecological differentiation and the evolution and maintenance of fynbos diversity |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | Ecological differentiation and the evolution and maintenance of fynbos diversity |
| title_full | Ecological differentiation and the evolution and maintenance of fynbos diversity |
| title_fullStr | Ecological differentiation and the evolution and maintenance of fynbos diversity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ecological differentiation and the evolution and maintenance of fynbos diversity |
| title_short | Ecological differentiation and the evolution and maintenance of fynbos diversity |
| title_sort | ecological differentiation and the evolution and maintenance of fynbos diversity |
| topic | Botany |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11573 |
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