The Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, published quarterly since 1914, contains peer-reviewed papers primarily devoted to systematic botany and evolution. The Annals reflect the global mission of the Garden, with contributing authors from the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australasia.

CONTENTS OF THE ANNALS OF THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, VOL. 96, NUMBER 3

Proceedings of the 54st Annual Systematics Symposium of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Biodiversity and Conservation in the Andes, held October 9-11, 2009 in St. Louis

Biodiversity and Conservation in the Andes: Introduction. Peter Møller Jørgensen

The Andes: A Geological Overview from a Biological Perspective. Alan Graham

Climate in the Dry Central Andes over Geologic, Millennial, and Interannual Timescales. Christa Placzek, Jay Quade, Julio L. Betancourt, P. Jonathan Patchett, Jason A. Rech, Claudio Latorre, Ari Matmon, Camille Holmgren & Nathan B. English

Diversification of the South American Avifauna: Patterns and Implications for Conservation in the Andes. Jon Fjeldså & Martin Irestedt

Implications of Genetic Differentiation in Neotropical Montane Forest Birds. Jason T. Weir

Moss Diversity and Endemism of the Tropical Andes. Steven P. Churchill

Andean Speciation and Vicariance in Neotropical Macrocarpaea (Gentianaceae, Helieae). Lena Struwe, Scott Haag, Einar Heiberg & Jason R. Grant

Determinants and Prediction of Broad Scale Plant Richness across the Western Neotropics . Trisha Distler, Peter M. Jørgensen, Alan Graham, Gerrit Davidse & Iván Jiménez

Andean Land Use and Biodiversity: Humanized Landscapes in a Time of Change. Kenneth R. Young

Application of Science to Protected Area Management: Overcoming the Barriers. Carolina Murcia & Gustavo Kattan