Protea plants help unlock secrets of species 'hotspots'
Monday, December 22, 2008 - 17:42
in Biology & Nature
New species of flowering plants called proteas are exploding onto the scene three times faster in parts of Australia and South Africa than anywhere else in the world, creating exceptional 'hotspots' of species richness, according to new research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).