Origin and challenges of plant diversity in the Betic ranges, a global biodiversity hotspot

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Dinamismo del río Corneja (suroeste de la provincia de Ávila), afluente del Tormes, mostrando su fase seca y su fase acuática. / Dynamism of the Corneja river (southwest of Ávila province), a tributary of the Tormes, showing its dry and aquatic phases. © Fotografía / Photo: Rebeca Arias-Real
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Published: Apr 26, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7818/ECOS.2676
Keywords:
biological interactions; disturbance; plant diversity; paleoecology; evolutionary processes

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Francisco I. Pugnaire
Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (EEZA-CSIC). Carr. Sacramento, s/n, 04120 Almería, España.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1227-6827
Montserrat Arista
Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla. C/ Avda. Reina Mercedes, s/n, 41012 Sevilla, España.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0914-9525
José S. Carrión
Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Universidad de Murcia. Campus de Espinardo Edificio nº 20, 30100 Murcia, España.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6949-4382
Juan A. Devesa
Departamento de Botánica, Ecología y Fisiología Vegetal, Universidad de Córdoba. Campus de Rabanales. 14014 Córdoba, España.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0487-4090
Carlos M. Herrera
Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD), CSIC, Sevilla. C. Américo Vespucio, s/n, 41092 Sevilla, España.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2452-3888
Gonzalo Nieto Feliner
Real Jardín Botánico (RJB), CSIC, Madrid. C. Claudio Moyano, 1, 28014 Madrid, España.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7469-4733
Pedro J. Rey
Departamento de Biología Animal, Biología Vegetal y Ecología. Universidad de Jaén. Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, España.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5550-0393
Conchita Alonso
Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD), CSIC, Sevilla. C. Américo Vespucio, s/n, 41092 Sevilla, España.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7418-3204

Abstract

The Betic ranges, with an area of less than 8% of the Iberian Peninsula, contain 45% of its flora. There are cases such as the Sierra Nevada range, which represents only 0.4% of the peninsular surface but contains 25% of its flora, reaching 30-40% endemism in the summits. With a multidisciplinary approach, we address the dimension of the biological diversity they host, the mechanisms and processes that originated and sustained it, and the threats affecting this biodiversity hotspot.

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Pugnaire, F. I., Arista, M., Carrión, J. S., Devesa, J. A., Herrera, C. M., Nieto Feliner, G., … Alonso, C. (2024). Origin and challenges of plant diversity in the Betic ranges, a global biodiversity hotspot . Ecosistemas, 33(1), 2676. https://doi.org/10.7818/ECOS.2676
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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2024): Biodiversity and functioning of intermittent rivers: challenges in a context of global change
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Review articles
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