Origins of the Macaronesian flora: Dispersal and diversification shape a meta‐archipelago
Different theoretical models apply depending on the scale of endemism. One pattern that transcended existing models involved instances where an archipelago that promotes ecological diversification serves as a stepping stone for the colonization of more distant archipelagoes that otherwise may not have been suitable for ancestral continental taxa, which we term the island springboard effect.
Authors
- Jonathan P. Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0084-8496)
- Maria Manuel Romeiras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9373-6302)
- Carlos García‐Verdugo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0332-5583)
- Miguel Menezes de Sequeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9728-465X)
- José María Fernández‐Palacios
- Rüdiger Otto
Institutions
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Universidad de La Laguna (ES)
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- Hospital Universitario de Canarias (ES)
- University of Hawaii at Hilo (US)
- Sustainability Institute (ZA)
- Real Jardín Botánico (ES)
- Universidade da Madeira (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Botany
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70161
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 67.46