Browsing Plant Science by Author "Davies, T. Jonathan"

Browsing Plant Science by Author "Davies, T. Jonathan"

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  • Extinction risk and diversification are linked in a plant biodiversity hotspot 
    Davies, T. Jonathan; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Bellstedt, Dirk U.; Boatwright, James S.; Bytebier, Benny; Cowling, R.M. (Richard Mark); Forest, Felix; Harmon, Luke J.; Muasya, A. Muthama; Schrire, Brian D.; Steenkamp, Yolande; Van der Bank, Michelle; Savolainen, Vincent (Public Library of Science, 2011-05-24)
    It is widely recognized that we are entering an extinction event on a scale approaching the mass extinctions seen in the fossil record. Present-day rates of extinction are estimated to be several orders of magnitude greater ...
  • A novel phylogenetic regionalization of phytogeographical zones of southern Africa reveals their hidden evolutionary affinities 
    Daru, Barnabas H.; Van der Bank, Michelle; Maurin, O.; Yessoufou, Kowiyou; Schaefer, Hanno; Slingsby, Jasper A.; Davies, T. Jonathan (Wiley, 2016-01)
    AIM : Although existing bioregional classification schemes often consider the compositional affinities within regional biotas, they do not typically incorporate phylogenetic information explicitly. Because phylogeny ...
  • Phylogenetic regionalization of marine plants reveals close evolutionary affinities among disjunct temperate assemblages 
    Daru, Barnabas H.; Holt, Ben G.; Lessard, Jean-Philippe; Yessoufou, Kowiyou; Davies, T. Jonathan (Elsevier, 2017-09)
    While our knowledge of species distributions and diversity in the terrestrial biosphere has increased sharply over the last decades, we lack equivalent knowledge of the marine world. Here, we use the phylogenetic tree of ...
  • Savanna fire and the origins of the 'underground forests' of Africa 
    Maurin, O.; Davies, T. Jonathan; Burrows, John E.; Daru, Barnabas H.; Yessoufou, Kowiyou; Muasya, A. Muthama; Van der Bank, Michelle; Bond, William J. (Wiley, 2014-10)
    1. The origin of fire-adapted lineages is a long-standing question in ecology. Although phylogeny can provide a significant contribution to the ongoing debate, its use has been precluded by the lack of comprehensive DNA ...
  • Spiny plants, mammal browsers, and the origin of African savannas 
    Charles-Dominique, Tristan; Davies, T. Jonathan; Hempson, Gareth P.; Bezeng, Bezeng S.; Daru, Barnabas H.; Kabongo, Ronny M.; Maurin, Olivier; Muasya, A. Muthama; Van der Bank, Michelle; Bond, William J. (National Academy of Sciences, 2016-09)
    Savannas first began to spread across Africa during the Miocene. A major hypothesis for explaining this vegetation change is the increase in C4 grasses, promoting fire. We investigated whether mammals could also have ...