Relação entre aridez e filogenia das comunidades de plantas aquáticas

Abstract

This ecological and phylogenetic study shows how macrophytes are distributed and organized. Temporary environments represent a good study model for community structure, as they are abundant and easily replicable. Thus, this study sought to show how aquatic plants respond to different aridity indices and how their richness is distributed. Twenty - three species were found and unlike expected the pools presented dispersed phylogenetic patterns related to competition and not to the aridity gradient.