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2021
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Ruth Jaén-Molina Águedo Marrero-Rodríguez Juli Caujapé-Castells Dario Isidro Ojeda AlayonAbstract
With a wide distribution range including Europe and Asia, Lotus (Leguminosae) represents the largest genus within Loteae. It is particularly diverse in the Mediterreanean region and in the five archipelagos of Macaronesia (Atlantic Ocean). However, little is known about the relationships among the 14 sections currently recognized within Lotus and about the timing and patterns of its colonization in the Macaronesian region. In this investigation, we use four DNA regions (nuclear ribosomal ITS plus three plastid regions) in the most comprehensive sampling of Lotus species to date (some endemic species within the Canary Islands were poorly represented in previous phylogenetic analyses) to infer relationships within this genus and to establish patterns of colonization in Macaronesia. Divergence time estimates and habitat reconstruction analyses indicate that Lotus likely diverged about 7.86 Ma from its sister group, but all colonization events to Macaronesia occurred more recently (ranging from the last 0.23 to 2.70 Ma). The diversification of Lotus in Macaronesia involved between four and six independent colonization events from four sections currently distributed in Africa and Europe. A major aspect shaping the current distribution of taxa involved intra-island colonization of mainly new habitats and inter-island colonization of mostly similar habitats, with Gran Canaria and Tenerife as the major sources of diversification and of further colonization events. Section Pedrosia is the most diverse in terms of colonization events, number of species, and habitat heterogeneity, including a back-colonization event to the continent. Subsections within Pedrosia radiated into diverse habitat types recently (late Pleistocene, ca 0.23–0.29 Ma) and additional molecular markers and sampling would be necessary to understand the most recent dispersal events of this group within the Canary Islands and Cape Verde.
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Karin Juul HesselsøeAbstract
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Karin Juul HesselsøeAbstract
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Michal Sposob Radziah WahidAbstract
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Matthew J. Kauffman Francesca Cagnacci Simon Chamaillé-Jammes Mark Hebblewhite J. Grant C. Hopcraft Jerod A. Merkle Thomas Mueller Atle Mysterud Wibke Erika Brigitta Peters Christiane Roettger Alethea Steingisser James E. Meacham Kasahun Abera Jan Adamczewski Ellen O. Aikens Hattie Bartlam-Brooks Emily Bennitt Joel Berger Charlotte Boyd Steeve D. Côté Lucie Isabelle Debeffe Andrea S. Dekrout Nandintsetseg Dejid Emiliano Donadio Luthando Dziba William F. Fagan Claude Fischer Stefano Focardi John M. Fryxell Richard W. S. Fynn Chris Geremia Benito A. González Anne Gunn Elie Gurarie Marco Dietmar Heurich Jodi Hilty Mark A. Hurley Aran Johnson Kyle Joly Petra Kaczensky Corinne J. Kendall Pavel Kochkarev Leonid Kolpaschikov Rafal Kowalczyk Frank van Langevelde Binbin V. Li Anne Loison Alex L. Lobora Tinaapi H. Madiri David Mallon Erling Meisingset Christer Moe Rolandsen Erling Johan Solberg Olav StrandAbstract
Migration of ungulates (hooved mammals) is a fundamental ecological process that promotes abundant herds, whose effects cascade up and down terrestrial food webs. Migratory ungulates provide the prey base that maintains large carnivore and scavenger populations and underpins terrestrial biodiversity (fig. S1). When ungulates move in large aggregations, their hooves, feces, and urine create conditions that facilitate distinct biotic communities. The migrations of ungulates have sustained humans for thousands of years, forming tight cultural links among Indigenous people and local communities. Yet ungulate migrations are disappearing at an alarming rate (1). Efforts by wildlife managers and conservationists are thwarted by a singular challenge: Most ungulate migrations have never been mapped in sufficient detail to guide effective conservation. Without a strategic and collaborative effort, many of the world’s great migrations will continue to be truncated, severed, or lost in the coming decades. Fortunately, a combination of animal tracking datasets, historical records, and local and Indigenous knowledge can form the basis for a global atlas of migrations, designed to support conservation action and policy at local, national, and international levels.
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Jørgen A.B. Mølmann Sigridur Dalmannsdottir Anne Linn Hykkerud Timo Hytönen Amos Samkumar Laura JaakolaAbstract
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