caa a22 4500 605526613 CHVBK 20210128100804.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10531-015-0992-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10531-015-0992-7 Myrtaceae in the Atlantic forest: their role as a ‘model' group [Elektronische Daten] [Eve Lucas, Mariana Bünger] Myrtaceae is one of the richest families in the Atlantic Forest, a priority biodiversity hotspot that continues to be highly threatened, subject to rapid urbanisation and high levels of resource exploitation. Authors have suggested that individual lineages can be used as models to study biome evolution and ecology and to provide data for conservation planning in these areas. Here we review how Myrtaceae fit the ‘model' criteria and examine the family's distribution throughout the Brazilian Atlantic Forest answering the questions: What is the ecological representation of Myrtaceae in the Atlantic Forest?; What is the current taxonomic situation of Myrtaceae in the biome?; What is the current phylogenetic understanding in the family?; Does the historical timeframe of the lineage coincide with that of the biome?; Can Myrtaceae be used to discuss species diversity hotspots within the Atlantic forests?; What is the role of Myrtaceae in conservation strategy? And finally, Can Myrtaceae be used as a ‘model' taxon? The concept of the ‘model taxon' is also discussed. The review concludes that taxonomic and phlyogenetic understanding in Myrtaceae are rapidly increasing, giving hope that taxonomic stability, easy species identification and management are realistic in a way unthinkable only a few decades ago. Myrtaceae function well as a ‘model' within the Atlantic forest but fit some criteria better than others. Taxa can qualify as ‘models' representing different times and pressures in the history of a given biome; each tells its own story. For future ‘model' group studies to have maximum impact and implementation for evolutionary studies and conservation strategy, synthetic studies of multiple ‘model' groups using multiple approaches are required; only then can a predictive understanding of past and future processes in the biomes concerned, be glimpsed. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 Biodiversity nationallicence Hotspots nationallicence Myrteae nationallicence Conservation nationallicence Phylogeny nationallicence Speciation nationallicence Lucas Eve Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, TW9 3AE, Richmond, Surrey, UK aut Bünger Mariana Laboratório de Sistemática Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil aut Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/9(2015-09-01), 2165-2180 0960-3115 24:9<2165 2015 24 10531 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0992-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0992-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lucas Eve Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, TW9 3AE, Richmond, Surrey, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bünger Mariana Laboratório de Sistemática Vegetal, Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/9(2015-09-01), 2165-2180 0960-3115 24:9<2165 2015 24 10531