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COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES SERIE III-SCIENCES DE LA VIE-LIFE SCIENCES
卷 324, 期 5, 页码 453-463出版社
EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/S0764-4469(01)01312-9
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palms; New Caledonia chorology; ecology; Pleistocene; forest refugia; paleoendemism
lThe distribution of the 36 palm species of New Caledonia is studied in relation to several parameters: elevation, rainfall, geological substrate, phytogeographical sectors and vegetation types. The climate (thermal gradient and rainfall appears to be the principal factor influencing the distribution of palms, the substrate effect being subordinate to the climatic pattern. Nearly all palm populations are included within the 1 500 mm isoline. Maximum levels of species richness and endemism are located in four areas receiving more than 3 000 mm of annual rainfall. We interpret these areas as former Pleistocene refugia of lowland rain forest based on three lines of evidence: 1) all locally endemic lowland palm species and genera are restricted to these areas; 2) local endemics occur on east-facing slopes receiving the highest rainfall and most likely to have sustained rain forests during the driest periods; and 3) several pairs of sister species are disjunct between the southeastern and northeastern high rainfall areas. (C) 2001 Academie des sciences/Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.
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