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Quantitative evaluation of the drivers of species richness in a Mediterranean ecosystem (Cape, South Africa) by Cramer, Michael D, Anthony Verboom, G

“…Mediterranean ecosystems have a high vascular plant species richness (SR) relative to their surface area. This SR, representing the balance between speciation…”
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Nitrogen regulation of transpiration controls mass-flow acquisition of nutrients by Matimati, Ignatious, Verboom, G. Anthony, Cramer, Michael D

“…To test whether N regulates transpiration, Phaseolus vulgaris was grown with N placed at one of six distances behind a root-impenetrable mesh whilst control…”
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Ecophysiological significance of leaf size variation in Proteaceae from the Cape Floristic Region by Yates, Megan J, Anthony Verboom, G, Rebelo, Anthony G, Cramer, Michael D

“…1. Small leaves of species endemic to Mediterranean-type climate areas have been associated with both low rainfall and nutrient availability, but the…”
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importance of nutritional regulation of plant water flux by Cramer, Michael D, Hawkins, Heidi-Jayne, Verboom, G. Anthony

“…Transpiration is generally considered a wasteful but unavoidable consequence of photosynthesis, occurring because water is lost when stomata open for CO₂…”
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Does a tradeoff between trait plasticity and resource conservatism contribute to the maintenance of alternative stable states? by Power, Simon C., Verboom, G. Anthony, Bond, William J., Cramer, Michael D.

“…Phenotypic plasticity facilitates species persistence across resource gradients but may be limited in low-resource environments requiring resource…”
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Do hydraulic redistribution and nocturnal transpiration facilitate nutrient acquisition in Aspalathus linearis? by Matimati, Ignatious, Anthony Verboom, G, Cramer, Michael D

“…The significance of soil water redistribution by roots and nocturnal transpiration for nutrient acquisition were assessed for deep-rooted 3-year-old leguminous…”
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Plant size: a key determinant of diversification? by Boucher, Florian C., Verboom, G. Anthony, Musker, Seth, Ellis, Allan G.

“…Summary Explaining the variation in diversification rate across groups of plants has long been an important goal of botanists. In plants, complex scenarios…”
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Topography as a driver of diversification in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa by Verboom, G. Anthony, Bergh, Nicola G., Haiden, Sarah A., Hoffmann, Vera, Britton, Matthew N.

“…The rugged topography of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR), South Africa, is frequently invoked to explain the spectacular radiation of the Cape flora, but the…”
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Environmental correlates of biome-level floristic turnover in South Africa by Power, Simon C., Verboom, G. Anthony, Bond, William J., Cramer, Michael D.

“…Aim Biomes are defined according to the growth forms of their dominant species but also contrast in floristic composition. Biome boundaries thus represent…”
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Dated Plant Phylogenies Resolve Neogene Climate and Landscape Evolution in the Cape Floristic Region by Hoffmann, Vera, Verboom, G Anthony, Cotterill, Fenton P D

“…In the context of molecularly-dated phylogenies, inferences informed by ancestral habitat reconstruction can yield valuable insights into the origins of…”
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origins and diversification of C₄ grasses and savanna-adapted ungulates by BOUCHENAK-KHELLADI, YANIS, ANTHONY VERBOOM, G, HODKINSON, TREVOR R, SALAMIN, NICOLAS, FRANCOIS, OLIVIER, NÍ CHONGHAILE, GRAINNE, SAVOLAINEN, VINCENT

“…C₄ grasses constitute the main component of savannas and are pervasive in other dry tropical ecosystems where they serve as the main diet for grazing animals…”
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Phylogenetic Relatedness Limits Co‐occurrence at Fine Spatial Scales: Evidence from the Schoenoid Sedges (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae) of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa by Slingsby, Jasper A., Verboom, G. Anthony

“…Species co‐occurrence at fine spatial scales is expected to be nonrandom with respect to phylogeny because of the joint effects of evolutionary (trait…”
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Diversification rate vs. diversification density: Decoupled consequences of plant height for diversification of Alooideae in time and space by Boucher, Florian C, Quatela, Anne-Sophie, Ellis, Allan G, Verboom, G Anthony

“…While biodiversity hotspots are typically identified on the basis of species number per unit area, their exceptional richness is often attributed, either…”
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Topography as a driver of cryptic speciation in the high-elevation cape sedge Tetraria triangularis (Boeck.) C. B. Clarke (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae) by Britton, Matthew N., Hedderson, Terry A., Anthony Verboom, G.

“…[Display omitted] •Nr- and cp-DNA identify anciently-diverged lineages representing distinct species.•Weak morphological differentiation identifies these…”
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Extinction risk patterns in a biodiversity hotspot—The case of Thesium (Santalaceae) in the Greater Cape Floristic Region by Zhigila, Daniel A., Muasya, A. Muthama, Verboom, G. Anthony

“…Ecologically specialized plants are expected to be at greater risk of extinction than generalists due to climate change. Such risk is greatest in biodiversity…”
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Phylogeny of Cyperaceae Based on DNA Sequence Data: Current Progress and Future Prospects by Muasya, A. Muthama, Simpson, David A, Verboom, G. Anthony, Goetghebeur, Paul, Naczi, Robert F. C, Chase, Mark W, Smets, Erik

“…In the last decade, efforts to reconstruct suprageneric phylogeny of the Cyperaceae have intensified. We present an analysis of 262 taxa representing 93 genera…”
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Ecology limits the diversity of the Cape flora: Phylogenetics and diversification of the genus Tetraria by Slingsby, Jasper A., Britton, Matthew N., Anthony Verboom, G.

“…•We test if diversification in Tetraria slowed due to ecological niche saturation.•Diversification slowed as species accumulated, suggesting ecological…”
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Radiation and repeated transoceanic dispersal of Schoeneae (Cyperaceae) through the southern hemisphere by Viljoen, Jan-Adriaan, Muasya, A. Muthama, Barrett, Russell L, Bruhl, Jeremy J, Gibbs, Adele K, Slingsby, Jasper A, Wilson, Karen L, Verboom, G. Anthony

“…• Premise of the study: The broad austral distribution of Schoeneae is almost certainly a product of long-distance dispersal. Owing to the inadequacies of…”
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The roles of climate and soil nutrients in shaping the life histories of grasses native to the Cape Floristic Region by Verboom, G. Anthony, Moore, Timothy E., Hoffmann, Vera, Cramer, Michael D.

“…Aims We hypothesized that in seasonally-arid systems the evolution of annuality is controlled by both moisture regime and substrate quality, with infertile…”
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Evidence that species richness begets species richness by Cramer, Michael D., Verboom, G. Anthony

“…Aim The variability in regional species richness is determined by the balance between speciation, extinction, and migration, but the underlying causes of high…”
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