Plants as biotic indicators of Neogene palaeoenvironmental evolution in the Cape Floristic Region

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dc.contributor.advisorVerboom, George Anthonyen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorCotterill, FPDen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann, Veraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-05T18:57:22Z
dc.date.available2015-01-05T18:57:22Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractComparative biologists have refined the synthesis of molecularly dated phylogenies and ecological data into an important tool to reconstruct the evolution of species and biomes, and to unravel the history and role of abiotic determinants of diversity patterns (fire, climate, tectonism). This has been extended into the cross-disciplinary, geobiological approach of 'geoecodynamics' has exploits the spatial fidelity of locally restricted organisms to unravel the temporal and spatial evolution of landforms. This research approach is adopted here across 11 plant clades representing six prominent plant families of the Cape flora (Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Restionaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae and Proteaceae) to infer (i) the relative roles of climatic changes and neotectonic uplift in shaping the CFR since the Early Miocene, and to detemine (ii) whether contrasting evolutionary processes (adaptive versus non-adaptive) exhibit spatial structuring within the flora, given the complex topography of the region.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHoffmann, V. (2012). <i>Plants as biotic indicators of Neogene palaeoenvironmental evolution in the Cape Floristic Region</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11504en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHoffmann, Vera. <i>"Plants as biotic indicators of Neogene palaeoenvironmental evolution in the Cape Floristic Region."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11504en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHoffmann, V. 2012. Plants as biotic indicators of Neogene palaeoenvironmental evolution in the Cape Floristic Region. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Hoffmann, Vera AB - Comparative biologists have refined the synthesis of molecularly dated phylogenies and ecological data into an important tool to reconstruct the evolution of species and biomes, and to unravel the history and role of abiotic determinants of diversity patterns (fire, climate, tectonism). This has been extended into the cross-disciplinary, geobiological approach of 'geoecodynamics' has exploits the spatial fidelity of locally restricted organisms to unravel the temporal and spatial evolution of landforms. This research approach is adopted here across 11 plant clades representing six prominent plant families of the Cape flora (Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Restionaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae and Proteaceae) to infer (i) the relative roles of climatic changes and neotectonic uplift in shaping the CFR since the Early Miocene, and to detemine (ii) whether contrasting evolutionary processes (adaptive versus non-adaptive) exhibit spatial structuring within the flora, given the complex topography of the region. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Plants as biotic indicators of Neogene palaeoenvironmental evolution in the Cape Floristic Region TI - Plants as biotic indicators of Neogene palaeoenvironmental evolution in the Cape Floristic Region UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11504 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11504
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHoffmann V. Plants as biotic indicators of Neogene palaeoenvironmental evolution in the Cape Floristic Region. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11504en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBotanyen_ZA
dc.titlePlants as biotic indicators of Neogene palaeoenvironmental evolution in the Cape Floristic Regionen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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