Nawal's paper on the drivers of Rhododendron diversity is online now. Congratulations.

Nawal's paper on the drivers of Rhododendron diversity is online now.

This paper assesses the contribution of two environmental factors: topographical complexity and temperature seasonality on Rhododendron diversity in China and the results indicate that high Rhododendron diversity in south-west China is influenced jointly by the climatic gradients induced by topographical complexity and temperature seasonality. The increased topographical complexity in combination with low temperature seasonality in south-west China might have promoted species accumulation by offering more niche space, preventing extinction and providing increased opportunities for allopatric speciation.

The paper is published in Journal of Biogeography recently.