@article{fdi:010061301, title = {{C}omparative phylogeography of {A}frican rain forest trees : a review of genetic signatures of vegetation history in the {G}uineo-{C}ongolian region}, author = {{H}ardy, {O}. {J}. and {B}orn, {C}. and {B}udde, {K}. and {D}ainou, {K}. and {D}auby, {G}. and {D}uminil, {J}. and {E}wedje, {E}ebk and {G}omez, {C}{\'e}line and {H}euertz, {M}. and {K}offi, {G}. {K}. and {L}owe, {A}. {J}. and {M}icheneau, {C}. and {N}diade-{B}ourobou, {D}. and {P}ineiro, {R}. and {P}oncet, {V}al{\'e}rie}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he biogeographic history of the {A}frican rain forests has been contentious. {P}hylogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of genetic lineages within species, can highlight the signatures of historical events affecting the demography and distribution of species (i.e. population fragmentation or size changes, range expansion/contraction) and, thereby, the ecosystems they belong to. {T}he accumulation of recent data for {A}frican rain forests now enables a first biogeographic synthesis for the region. {I}n this review, we explain which phylogeographic patterns are expected under different scenarios of past demographic change, and we give an overview of the patterns detected in {A}frican rain forest trees to discuss whether they support alternative hypotheses regarding the history of the {A}frican rain forest cover. {T}he major genetic discontinuities in the region support the role of refugia during climatic oscillations, though not necessarily following the classically proposed scenarios. {W}e identify in particular a genetic split between the {N}orth and the {S}outh of the {L}ower {G}uinean region. {F}inally we provide some perspectives for future study.}, keywords = {{P}hylogeography ; {G}uineo-{C}ongolian forest ; {L}ower {G}uinea ; {C}limatic hinge ; {P}atterns of genetic diversity ; {P}alaeoclimates ; {F}orest refuge ; {CONGO} ; {GUINEE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {G}eoscience}, volume = {345}, numero = {7-8}, pages = {284--296}, ISSN = {1631-0713}, year = {2013}, DOI = {10.1016/j.crte.2013.05.001}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061301}, }