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. 2018 Jul 9;8:10345. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-28504-9

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The study area (Iran) and patterns of endemism. (a) About half of the study area belongs to the Irano-Anatolian biodiversity hotspot (whitish area). Biogeographically, the study area belongs mainly to the Irano-Turanian region (dashed area), bounded by the Euro-Siberian and the Saharo-Sindian regions in the north and south, respectively. Major mountain ranges are indicated. (b) Endemic richness of Asteraceae per grid cell, only taking species within the study area into account, and identified AEs (outlined in colour).