Orchid biogeography and rarity in a biodiversity hotspot: the Southwest Australian floristic region

Autores/as

  • Ryan Phillips Kings Park and Botanic Garden, The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, West Perth, 6005, Western Australia
  • Andrew Brown Department of Environment and Conservation, Species and Communities Branch, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, 6983, Western Australia
  • Kingsley Dixon School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, 6009, Western Australia
  • Stephen Hopper School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, 6009, Western Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v7i1-2.18445

Palabras clave:

pollinators, mycorrhiza, rarity, conservation, edaphic

Resumen

Understanding the drivers of orchid diversification and rarity may prove crucial to their conservation. The Orchidaceae is characterised by the presence of mycorrhizal endophytes and a diversity of pollination syndromes (Rasmussen 1995, Jersakova et al. 2006). The prevalence of pollination by deceit and the spe- cialised mycorrhizal relationships in some taxa have been implicated in the diversification of the family (Cozzolino & Widmer 2005, Otero & Flanagan 2006). Furthermore, interactions with habitat speciali- sation may act in concert with these attributes to play a critical role in orchid diversification (Gravendeel et al. 2004). The influence of these factors in determin- ing intrinsic rarity in orchids remains poorly known. 

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Publicado

2015-06-17

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Phillips, R., Brown, A., Dixon, K., & Hopper, S. (2015). Orchid biogeography and rarity in a biodiversity hotspot: the Southwest Australian floristic region. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 7(1-2). https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v7i1-2.18445

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2007: Lankesteriana: Volumen 7, Número 1-2

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