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Molecular diversity was almost evenly divided between New and Old World regions.
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e0“Molecular estimates, in contrast, indicate that peatmoss biodiversity is almost evenly divided between New and Old World regions, and that the Neotropics account for only 20-35% of global peatmoss diversity.”
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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
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- Observation Species richness was estimated higher in New World than Old World regions.
- Observation Species richness estimates identify the Neotropics as a hotspot.
- 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.
- Observation S. sericeum and S. lapazense together accounted for almost 20% of peatmoss diversity despite representing 0.7% of accessions.