The first and so far only Plant Geography of Chile was written
about 100 years ago, since when many things have changed: plants
have been renamed and reclassified; taxonomy and systematics have
experienced deep changes as have biology, geography, and
biogeography. The time is therefore ripe for a new look at Chile's
plants and their distribution.
Focusing on three key issues - botany/systematics, geography and
biogeographical analysis - this book presents a thoroughly updated
synthesis both of Chilean plant geography and of the different
approaches to studying it. Because of its range - from the
neotropics to the temperate sub-Antarctic - Chile's flora provides
a critical insight into evolutionary patterns, particularly in
relation to the distribution along the latitudinal profiles and the
global geographical relationships of the country's genera. The
consequences of these relations for the evolution of the Chilean
Flora are discussed.
This book will provide a valuable resource for both graduate
students and researchers in botany, plant taxonomy and systematics,
biogeography, evolutionary biology and plant conservation.
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