Objetivo
Mountain ranges support about 25% of all terrestrial species in the world and are hotspots of biodiversity and endemism with high conservation value. Despite mountains being among the most species-rich regions in Asia, they are one of the world's most fragile ecosystems due to habitat destruction and global climate change. Little is known about the historical (evolutionary) processes underpinning the unique plant diversity in Asian mountains. So far, most studies have focused on the Himalayan and Hengduan mountains, suggesting the elevated plant diversity results from the interaction between the Asian monsoon, geological history, and high immigration. However, existing studies in the Malay Archipelago suggest that species richness results from long-distance dispersal, immigration of lineages from local lowland ancestors, and complex geological history. Therefore, an integrated hypothesis-driven framework to test the relative importance of such drivers, including how functional traits innovations may have contributed to such radiations in the Asian mountains, is needed. The overarching aim of ASIA is to understand the evolutionary and biogeographical processes that govern the plant biodiversity of the tropical Asian mountains using the model plant group Rhododendron (heather family, or Ericaceae). This species-rich lineage is widely represented across almost all Asian biodiversity hotspots. The ASIA project will unravel the most important drivers of high plant diversity in Asian mountains by developing a well-resolved phylogenetic hypothesis using high-throughput sequencing technologies, biogeography, macroevolutionary models, geological history, and species ecology. ASIA will provide insights onthe adaptability of a widespread plant clade and identify areas of high extant speciation rates and species richness with potential conservation applications.
Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS clasifica los proyectos con EuroSciVoc, una taxonomía plurilingüe de ámbitos científicos, mediante un proceso semiautomático basado en técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural.
CORDIS clasifica los proyectos con EuroSciVoc, una taxonomía plurilingüe de ámbitos científicos, mediante un proceso semiautomático basado en técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural.
- humanidadeshistoria y arqueologíahistoria
- ciencias naturalesciencias biológicasecologíaecosistemas
- ciencias socialessociologíademografíamigración humana
- ciencias naturalesciencias de la tierra y ciencias ambientales conexasgeografía física
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Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European FellowshipsCoordinador
2333 CR Leiden
Países Bajos