dc.contributor.author | Quintana, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Pennington, RT | |
dc.contributor.author | Ulloa Ulloa, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Balslev, H | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-14T15:26:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-11-17 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was funded by the
SENESCYT scholarship “Convocatoria 2011,” the Oticon Foundation, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, and
SYNTHESYS research visiting grant 2014 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 102 (3), pp. 542 - 550 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3417/D-17-00003A | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/30679 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Missouri Botanical Garden Press | en_GB |
dc.subject | Amotape—Huancabamba zone | en_GB |
dc.subject | Ecuador | en_GB |
dc.subject | endemism | en_GB |
dc.subject | IUCN Red List | en_GB |
dc.subject | species ranges | en_GB |
dc.title | Biogeographic Barriers in the Andes: Is the Amotape—Huancabamba Zone a Dispersal Barrier for Dry Forest Plants? | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-14T15:26:13Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0026-6493 | |
dc.description | This is the final version of the article. Available from Missouri Botanical Garden Press via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden | en_GB |