Biogeographic Barriers in the Andes: Is the Amotape—Huancabamba Zone a Dispersal Barrier for Dry Forest Plants?
Quintana, C; Pennington, RT; Ulloa Ulloa, C; et al.Balslev, H
Date: 17 November 2017
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Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
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Missouri Botanical Garden Press
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We investigate whether the Amotape—Huancabamba zone in the Andes acts as a barrier or corridor for plant species migration. We test this hypothesis based on data on trees, shrubs, and herbs collected in dry inter-Andean valleys (DIAVs) of Ecuador. We found that 72% of the species cross the Amotape—Huancabamba zone in a north—south ...
We investigate whether the Amotape—Huancabamba zone in the Andes acts as a barrier or corridor for plant species migration. We test this hypothesis based on data on trees, shrubs, and herbs collected in dry inter-Andean valleys (DIAVs) of Ecuador. We found that 72% of the species cross the Amotape—Huancabamba zone in a north—south direction and 13% of the species cross the Andes in an east—west direction. Southern DIAVs concentrate the highest numbers of endemic species. At the regional level we found that 43% of the species are exclusively Andean, while the remaining 57% are found in the Pacific lowlands, the Caribbean, and Mesoamerica. These results showing many species crossing the Amotape—Huancabamba zone in a north—south direction and also frequently found in neighboring lowland and highland ecosystems suggest that the Amotape—Huancabamba zone acts as a corridor for species migration of dry inter-Andean flora.
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