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Geological change confirmed as a factor behind the extensive diversity in tropical rainforests

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2018-02-26

The tropical rainforests of Central and South America are home to the largest diversity of plants on this planet. Nowhere else are there quite so many different plant species in one place. However, the entire region is increasingly threatened by human activity, which is why researchers are stepping up their efforts to record this astonishing biodiversity and find out how it developed. In a project undertaken by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in collaboration with Dutch research institutions, the causes of this plant diversity were investigated by studying two closely related groups of trees of the Annonaceae family.

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https://phys.org/news/2018-02-geological-factor-extensive-diversity-tropical.html