Fossil-based biome reconstructions predict that during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), the subtropical zone of East Asia was reduced to a narrow southern belt. In contrast, previous phylogeographical studies of subtropical plant species, many of which are rare, indicated different glacial refugia north of this predicted area. Here, we aim to elucidate the phylogeographical structure and putative refugia of Castanopsis eyrei, a widely distributed tree of subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests of China. 2015-03-09 14:35:41 UTC prep SP04e The role of genetic diversity and phenotypic plasticity in the context of the species diversity – ecosystem functioning relationship Stefan Michalski stefan.michalski@ufz.de Erik Welk erik.welk@botanik.uni-halle.de Walter Durka walter.durka@ufz.de Xiao-Yong Chen xychen@des.ecnu.edu.cn Shi, M. M., Michalski, S. G., Chen, X. Y., & Durka, W. (2011). Isolation by elevation: genetic structure at neutral and putatively non-neutral loci in a dominant tree of subtropical forests, Castanopsis eyrei. PLoS One, 6(6), e21302. 2014-05-02 accepted