Before revision: Repeated changes in climate throughout the Quaternary Period are thought to have had a significant impact on the current vegetation species diversity present today.Bennett, K.D., 1988, Post-glacial vegetation history: ecological considerations, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Handbook of Vegetation science, vol.7, pp.699-724 Functional and phylogenetic diversity are considered to be closely related to changing climatic conditions , this indicates that trait differences are extremely important in long term responses to climate change.
After revision: Repeated changes in climate throughout the Quaternary Period are thought to have had a significant impact on the current vegetation species diversity present today.Bennettand K.D., 1988, Post-glacial vegetation history: ecological considerations, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Handbook of Vegetation science, vol.7, pp.699-724 Functional and phylogenetic diversity are considered to be closely related to changing climatic conditions , this indicates that trait differences are extremely important in long term responses to climate change.