Claim · model-written summary
S. sericeum and S. lapazense together accounted for almost 20% of peatmoss diversity despite representing 0.7% of accessions.
- Taxon
- peatmosst0
- Outcome
- all peatmoss diversitye0
- Value
- almost 20%e0
- Qualifier
- only three of the 436 accessions (0.7%)e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirection
Verbatim
e0“together account for almost 20% of all peatmoss diversity, although they are represented by only three of the 436 accessions (0.7%).”
t0“peatmoss biodiversity”
Title
Global patterns in peatmoss biodiversity
A. Jonathan Shaw; Cymon J. Cox; Sandra B. Boles Molecular Ecology 2003. doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.2003.01929.x
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Species richness was estimated higher in New World than Old World regions.
- Observation Species richness estimates identify the Neotropics as a hotspot.
- Observation Molecular diversity was almost evenly divided between New and Old World regions.
- Observation Neotropics accounted for only 20-35% of global peatmoss molecular diversity.
- Observation Tropical and boreal peatmoss molecular diversity levels were comparable.
- Observation S. sericeum was remarkably divergent from other Sphagna.
- Observation S. lapazense was remarkably divergent from other Sphagna.