Process Modeling for Extremes over Space and Time
Alan E. GelfandDepartment of Statistical Science
Duke University(Joint work with Huiyan Sang)
Cape Floristic (Biogeographic) Region
90,000 km2
9000+ plant species
70% found nowhere else
1400+ threatened or
endangered species
Area: <500km2
Plant species: 2600+ total (160+ found nowhere else)
130+ threatened or endangered
39 extinctions over last 100 years
Cape of Good Hope Peninsula
Cape Floristic region