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This book presents the phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of freshwater red algae. Its content is divided into five chapters. The first chapter provides a brief history of freshwater red algal research, habits and collecting methods, general biogeographic trends and an overview of the taxonomic/phylogenetic placement of freshwater taxa. The other four chapters are taxonomic treatments of non-marine red algae based on taxonomic levels, i.e. classes within the phylum Rhodophyta, orders within each class, families within each order, and genera within each family. Descriptions, phylogenetic data (including numerous trees), geographic range (maps for most species) and dichotomous keys for identification are presented. Comprehensive data are provided for more than 220 species.

Red algae. --- Freshwater algae. --- Algae --- Freshwater phytoplankton --- Bangiophyceae --- Bangiophycidae --- Florideae --- Florideophyceae --- Florideophycidae --- Red seaweeds --- Rhodophyceae --- Rhodophyta --- Rodòfits --- Microbiologia d'aigua dolça --- Filogènia (Botànica) --- Biogeografia --- Corologia --- Corotips --- Distribució geogràfica d'animals i plantes --- Distribució geogràfica de les espècies --- Distribució geogràfica dels animals i les plantes --- Biologia --- Geografia --- Geografia humana --- Filogeografia --- Fitogeografia --- Paleobiogeografia --- Zoogeografia --- Introducció d'animals --- Filogènia --- Evolució vegetal --- Biologia d'aigua dolça --- Microbiologia aquàtica --- Algues vermelles --- Algues

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the patterns of biodiversity in various neotropical ecosystems, as well as a discussion on their historical biogeographies and underlying diversification processes. All chapters were written by prominent researchers in the fields of tropical biology, molecular ecology, climatology, paleoecology, and geography, producing an outstanding collection of essays, synthetic analyses, and novel investigations that describe and improve our understanding of the biodiversity of this unique region. With chapters on the Amazon and Caribbean forests, the Atlantic rainforests, the Andes, the Cerrado savannahs, the Caatinga drylands, the Chaco, and Mesoamerica – along with broad taxonomic coverage – this book summarizes a wide range of hypotheses, views, and methods concerning the processes and mechanisms of neotropical diversification. The range of perspectives presented makes the book a truly comprehensive, state-of-the-art publication on the topic, which will fascinate both scientists and general readers alike.

Animal systematics. --- Animal taxonomy. --- Biodiversity. --- Evolutionary biology. --- Plant systematics. --- Plant taxonomy. --- Community ecology, Biotic. --- Animal ecology. --- Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Evolutionary Biology. --- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Community & Population Ecology. --- Animal Ecology. --- Animals --- Zoology --- Ecology --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Population biology --- Botanical classification --- Botanical systematics --- Botanical taxonomy --- Botany --- Classification --- Plant biosystematics --- Plant classification --- Plant systematics --- Plant taxonomy --- Systematic botany --- Systematics (Botany) --- Taxonomy, Plant --- Plant taxonomists --- Animal evolution --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Biology --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Animal classification --- Animal systematics --- Animal taxonomy --- Systematic zoology --- Systematics (Zoology) --- Taxonomy, Animal --- Zoological classification --- Zoological systematics --- Zoological taxonomy --- Plants --- Biodiversity --- Tropics. --- Ecologia de les zones humides --- Biodiversitat --- Biogeografia --- Tròpics --- Corologia --- Corotips --- Distribució geogràfica d'animals i plantes --- Distribució geogràfica de les espècies --- Distribució geogràfica dels animals i les plantes --- Biologia --- Geografia --- Geografia humana --- Filogeografia --- Fitogeografia --- Paleobiogeografia --- Zoogeografia --- Introducció d'animals --- Diversitat biològica --- Diversitat d'ecosistemes --- Diversitat d'espècies --- Diversitat genètica --- Ecologia --- Recursos genètics --- Ecosistemes de les zones humides --- Ecologia de les maresmes --- Ecologia dels pantans --- Ecologia ripícola --- Animals de les zones humides --- Zones humides --- Països tropicals --- Regions equatorials --- Regions intertropicals --- Regions tropicals --- Zona tropical --- Terra (Planeta) --- Evolution (Biology) --- Biotic communities.

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This book presents an overview study about plant biogeography and vegetation of the high mountains of Central and South-West Asia, by a group of specialists familiar with its area and plant growth and ecology. This book discusses its ecological and evolutionary drivers and also its conservation priorities. Central and South-West Asia is one of the most diverse areas in the northern hemisphere and several biodiversity hotspots are concentrated in this region. Most of the biodiversity hotspots are associated with high mountain ranges of the region. Moreover, these mountains have been immigration corridors for the Central Asian flora to reach Euro-Siberian and Mediterranean regions. Despite its importance, there is no overview publication to present the plant biogeography and vegetation of these mountains and most of the publications are local or rather imprecise.

Plant ecology. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology . --- Biodiversity. --- Plant systematics. --- Plant taxonomy. --- Plant Ecology. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Botanical classification --- Botanical systematics --- Botanical taxonomy --- Botany --- Classification --- Plant biosystematics --- Plant classification --- Plant systematics --- Plant taxonomy --- Systematic botany --- Systematics (Botany) --- Taxonomy, Plant --- Plant taxonomists --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- Nature conservation --- Plants --- Phytogeography --- Botanical geography --- Geobotany --- Geographical distribution of plants --- Plant distribution --- Plant geography --- Plant species --- Biogeography --- Disjunct plants --- Geographical distribution --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Floristic ecology --- Biogeografia --- Vegetació --- Orient Mitjà --- Sud-est asiàtic --- Flora --- Plantes --- Corologia --- Corotips --- Distribució geogràfica d'animals i plantes --- Distribució geogràfica de les espècies --- Distribució geogràfica dels animals i les plantes --- Biologia --- Geografia --- Geografia humana --- Filogeografia --- Fitogeografia --- Paleobiogeografia --- Zoogeografia --- Introducció d'animals --- Àsia del sud-est --- Àsia Sud-oriental --- Sud-est d'Àsia --- Orient --- Cambodja --- Filipines --- Indonèsia --- Indoxina --- Laos --- Mekong (Àsia : Curs d'aigua) --- Myanmar --- Singapur --- Tailàndia --- Timor Oriental --- Àsia anterior --- Àsia occidental --- Àsia sud-occidental --- Orient Pròxim --- Proper Orient --- Pròxim Orient --- Aràbia --- Aràbia Saudita --- Bahrain --- Iemen --- Iran --- Iraq --- Israel --- Jordània --- Kurdistan --- Kuwait --- Líban --- Oman --- Palestina --- Palestina (Regió) --- Qatar --- Síria --- Turquia --- Unió dels Emirats Àrabs --- Xipre --- Ecology.