Common distribution patterns of marsupials related to physiographical diversity in Venezuela. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The aim of this study is to identify significant biotic regions (groups of areas with similar biotas) and biotic elements (groups of taxa with similar distributions) for the marsupial fauna in a part of northern South America using physiographical areas ...
Jacint Ventura +3 more
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Variations in Plant Richness, Biogeographical Composition, and Life Forms along an Elevational Gradient in a Mediterranean Mountain [PDF]
Plants, 2021 Despite the increasing interest in elevational patterns in biodiversity, few studies have investigated variations in life forms and biogeographical composition, especially in the Mediterranean biome.
Letizia Di Biase +3 more
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Bryophyte Diversity and Distribution Patterns along Elevation Gradients of the Mount Etna (Sicily), the Highest Active Volcano in Europea [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Mt Etna in Sicily hosts a bryophyte floristic richness of 306 taxa, corresponding to 259 mosses, 43 liverworts, and 4 hornworts. Species richness shows a hump-shaped relationship with the elevation, with a peak at 1200–1700 m a.s.l.
Marta Puglisi, Saverio Sciandrello
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Gone (and spread) with the birds: Can chorotype analysis highlight the spread of West Nile virus within the Afro-Palaearctic flyway? [PDF]
One Health, 2023 West Nile virus (WNV) is a globally significant vector-borne disease that is primarily transmitted between birds and mosquitoes. Recently, there has been an increase in WNV in southern Europe, with new cases reported in more northern regions.
José-María García-Carrasco +5 more
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Spatial Congruence Analysis (SCAN): A method for detecting biogeographical patterns based on species range congruences. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Species with congruent geographical distributions, potentially caused by common historical and ecological spatial processes, constitute biogeographical units called chorotypes.
Cassiano A F R Gatto, Mario Cohn-Haft
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Lebanon Biogeography Outlined by Tree and Shrub Species Distribution Pattern [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionTo delineate the biogeographic structure of Lebanon based on native tree and shrub species distribution using ecological niche modeling and dissimilarity indices. Lebanon, Middle East, and Mediterranean basin (34° N–35° W).
Jean Stephan +3 more
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The Maghreb – one more important biodiversity hot spot for tiger beetle fauna (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cicindelinae) in the Mediterranean region [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2015 The tiger beetle fauna of the Maghreb region is one of the richest in the Palaearctic, including 22 species and 5 subspecies and 19% of all Palaearctic species of Cicindelinae.
Radomir Jaskula
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Relationships between the geographic distribution of phytophagous insects and different types of vegetation: A case study of the flea beetle genus Chaetocnema (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the Afrotropical region [PDF]
European Journal of Entomology, 2015 This study analyses the geographic distributions of 95 endemic and sub-endemic species of Chaetocnema (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) found in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar, in order to compare and correlate their pattern of the geographic range ...
Maurizio BIONDI +2 more
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Systematic composition, species diversity and plant chorology of Wadi Shuwaib: A typical desert wadi in the eastern region of United Arab Emirates (UAE) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalThe study analyses the floristic diversity, life span, life form and phytogeographic affinities of the flora of Wadi Shuwaib, a desert wadi in the eastern region of the United Arab Emirates.
Sabitha Sakkir +4 more
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Glasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta Univerziteta u Banjoj Luci, 2022 This research aimed to study phytocoenological characteristics of a fir-dominated community on silicate substrate at the locality of Sitnica on Manjača Mt, northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Biljana Kuridža +2 more
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