@misc{10481/92448,
year = {2024},
month = {3},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/92448},
abstract = {Species–area relationships (SAR) constitute a key aspect of ecological theory and are integral
to other scientific disciplines, such as biogeography, which have played a crucial role in advancing
biology. The theory of insular biogeography provides a clear example. This theory initially expanded
from true islands to other types of systems characterized by their insularity. One such approach was
linked to geoedaphic islands, as seen in gypsum outcrops. While these continental areas have been
considered insular systems, only limited and mostly indirect evidence thereof has been provided.
This study utilized SAR to advance the understanding of gypsum outcrops as insular continental
territories. It is hereby hypothesized that gypsum outcrops are edaphic islands, although their insular
nature depends on the different functional or ecological plant types, and this nature will be reflected
in the potential Arrhenius model z values. The results obtained support both hypotheses and provide
insight into the ecological factors that help interpret the insularity of these areas. This interpretation
goes beyond their mere extent and the distance among outcrops, emphasizing the importance of
environmental filters. Said filters vary in permeability depending on the degree of gypsophily, or
preference for gypsum, exhibited by different species.},
organization = {Projects UAL2020-RNM-B2007 FEDER (European Regional Development Fund)},
organization = {Monitoring and Applied Scientific Research for Ecological Restoration of Gypsum Mining Concessions (Majadas Viejas and Marylen)},
organization = {Spreading of Results (ECORESGYP) sponsored by the company Explotaciones Río de Aguas S.L. (Torralba Group)},
organization = {“Monitoring and evaluation of environmental restoration of the mining concessions of Los Yesares, Ana María Morales, and el Cigarrón II”, sponsored by the company Saint Gobain S.A.},
organization = {European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 777803},
organization = {Project CEI-JD-12 “Taxonomical and elementome characterization of endangered plant species of Limonium genus, endemics of coastal habitats. Development of in situ and ex situ conservation strategies (SEALAV)” granted by CEI·MAR},
organization = {Project CEI-JD-15 “Seed germination test of Diplotaxis siettiana” granted by CEI·MAR},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Gypsicolous},
keywords = {Gypsophile},
keywords = {Gypsophily},
title = {Shipwrecked on the Rock, or Not Quite: Gypsophytes and Edaphic Islands},
doi = {10.3390/plants13070970},
author = {Mota, Juan Francisco and Martínez Hernández, Fabián and Pérez García, Francisco Javier and Mendoza Fernández, Antonio Jesús and Salmerón Sánchez, Esteban and Merlo, M. Encarna},
}