Ants and the origins of plant diversity in old, climatically stable landscapes: A great role for tiny players

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Ants and the origins of plant diversity in old, climatically stable landscapes: A great role for tiny players

The exceptionally high plant diversity in the Cape region of southern Africa continues to attract considerable attention. In a recent paper Linder et al. (2010) concluded that diversification has been promoted by the physical complexity of the Cape environment and by certain biotic interactions, suc...

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Main Authors:	Mucina, Ladislav, Majer, Jonathan
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier 2012
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2687

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