Quaternary Refugia and Persistence of Biodiversity
- 20 September 2002
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 297 (5589) , 2009-2010
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.297.5589.2009
Abstract
In order to preserve biodiversity, we need to understand the mechanisms that sustain it. In their perspective, [Taberlet and Cheddadi][1] describe work ([Tzedakis][2] et al .) that illustrates the importance of southern refugia for the persistence of some temperate tree species during the last glacial-interglacial cycles. Interdisciplinary efforts to identify other putative refugia, could be important in long-term conservation planning. [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/297/5589/2009 [2]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/297/5589/2044This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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