scholarly journals Species–area curves, neutral models, and long-distance dispersal

Ecology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (7) ◽  
pp. 1743-1750 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Rosindell ◽  
Stephen J. Cornell
Keyword(s):  
Long Distance Dispersal ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Species Area ◽  
Neutral Models

scholarly journals Response to Comments on “Global Correlations in Tropical Tree Species Richness and Abundance Reject Neutrality”

Science ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 336 (6089) ◽  
pp. 1639.6-1639
Author(s):  
Robert E. Ricklefs ◽  
Susanne S. Renner
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Long Distance Dispersal ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Forest Flora ◽  
Tropical Tree Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Reconstructions ◽  
Species Richness And Abundance ◽  
Neutral Models ◽  
Fossil Data ◽  
High Degree

The neutral models in the Technical Comments depend on the assumption of an initially homogeneous global tropical forest flora. Fossil data and phylogenetic reconstructions instead reveal a high degree of provincialism before the development of modern tropical forests with only occasional long-distance dispersal between continental regions, favoring parallel diversification of a small number of ancestral lineages that dispersed between regions at widely different times.

Comment on ‘Seagrass Viviparous Propagules as a Potential Long-Distance Dispersal Mechanism’ by A. C. G. Thomson et al.

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 290-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Sinclair ◽  
Renae Hovey ◽  
John Statton ◽  
Matthew W. Fraser ◽  
Marion L. Cambridge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Distance Dispersal ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Dispersal Mechanism

An unexpected new record of the Mediterranean orchid, Ophrys bertolonii (Orchidaceae) in Central Europe

Biologia ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Attila Molnár V ◽  
András Máté ◽  
Gábor Sramkó
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
New Record ◽  
Dispersal Ability ◽  
Long Distance Dispersal ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Permanent Establishment ◽  
Adriatic Coast ◽  
Northward Expansion ◽  
Mediterranean Plant

AbstractOne flowering specimen of Ophrys bertolonii (s. str.) — a plant with a Circum-Adriatic distribution and hitherto unknown in other regions — was found on 7th May 2010 in the vicinity of Kunadacs (Central Hungary; N 47°00′ E 19°17′). The nearest known populations of this Mediterranean plant inhabit the Adriatic coast (ca. 450 km away) in Croatia, therefore this new occurrence represents a significant long distance dispersal event. The circumstances of the occurrence argue against introduction, but we can not decide now whether this new appearance is temporary or permanent. The permanent establishment of this strictly entomophilous plant requires the presence of its specific pollinator in the close neighbourhood of the habitat. However, no pollination was observed on the three flowers of the plant until 9th May, and one day later the stem had disappeared most likely due to grazing. Whatever the long-term fate of the plant is, this discovery represents a significant long distance (jump) dispersal event, and testifies to the dispersal ability of Ophrys species. Additionally, the appearance of a mature Adriatic plant in Central Europe fits well into the currently observed, climate change driven northward expansion of European orchids, therefore this finding most likely reflects a growing Mediterranean-like climatic influence in the region.

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