The Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, published quarterly since 1914, contains peer-reviewed papers primarily devoted to systematic botany and evolution. The Annals reflect the global mission of the Garden, with contributing authors from the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australasia.
CONTENTS OF THE ANNALS OF THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, VOL. 96, NUMBER 3
Proceedings of the 54st Annual Systematics Symposium of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Biodiversity and Conservation in the Andes, held October 9-11, 2009 in St. Louis
Biodiversity and Conservation in the Andes: Introduction. Peter Møller Jørgensen
The Andes: A Geological Overview from a Biological Perspective. Alan Graham
Climate in the Dry Central Andes over Geologic, Millennial, and Interannual Timescales. Christa Placzek, Jay Quade, Julio L. Betancourt, P. Jonathan Patchett, Jason A. Rech, Claudio Latorre, Ari Matmon, Camille Holmgren & Nathan B. English
Diversification of the South American Avifauna: Patterns and Implications for Conservation in the Andes. Jon Fjeldså & Martin Irestedt
Implications of Genetic Differentiation in Neotropical Montane Forest Birds. Jason T. Weir
Moss Diversity and Endemism of the Tropical Andes. Steven P. Churchill
Andean Speciation and Vicariance in Neotropical Macrocarpaea (Gentianaceae, Helieae). Lena Struwe, Scott Haag, Einar Heiberg & Jason R. Grant
Determinants and Prediction of Broad Scale Plant Richness across the Western Neotropics . Trisha Distler, Peter M. Jørgensen, Alan Graham, Gerrit Davidse & Iván Jiménez
Andean Land Use and Biodiversity: Humanized Landscapes in a Time of Change. Kenneth R. Young
Application of Science to Protected Area Management: Overcoming the Barriers. Carolina Murcia & Gustavo Kattan