scholarly journals Gymnosperm species richness patterns along the elevational gradient and its comparison with other plant taxonomic groups in the Himalayas

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suresh C. Subedi ◽  
Khem Raj Bhattarai ◽  
Timothy M. Perez ◽  
Jay P. Sah
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Elevational Gradient ◽  
Richness Patterns ◽  
Taxonomic Groups

scholarly journals The pitfalls of biodiversity proxies: Differences in richness patterns of birds, trees and understudied diversity across Amazonia

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila D. Ritter ◽  
Søren Faurby ◽  
Dominic J. Bennett ◽  
Luciano N. Naka ◽  
Hans ter Steege ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Taxonomic Group ◽  
Diversity Gradients ◽  
Richness Patterns ◽  
Taxonomic Groups ◽  
Micro Organisms

AbstractMost knowledge on biodiversity derives from the study of charismatic macro-organisms, such as birds and trees. However, the diversity of micro-organisms constitutes the majority of all life forms on Earth. Here, we ask if the patterns of richness inferred for macro-organisms are similar for micro-organisms. For this, we barcoded samples of soil, litter and insects from four localities on a west-to-east transect across Amazonia. We quantified richness as Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) in those samples using three molecular markers. We then compared OTU richness with species richness of two relatively well-studied organism groups in Amazonia: trees and birds. We find that OTU richness shows a declining west-to-east diversity gradient that is in agreement with the species richness patterns documented here and previously for birds and trees. These results suggest that most taxonomic groups respond to the same overall diversity gradients at large spatial scales. However, our results show a different pattern of richness in relation to habitat types, suggesting that the idiosyncrasies of each taxonomic group and peculiarities of the local environment frequently override large-scale diversity gradients. Our findings caution against using the diversity distribution of one taxonomic group as an indication of patterns of richness across all groups.

Area-corrected species richness patterns of vascular plants along a tropical elevational gradient

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 694-704
Author(s):  
Xiang Xu ◽  
Hua-yong Zhang ◽  
Jian Luo ◽  
Dong-jie Zhang ◽  
Athen Ma
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Elevational Gradient ◽  
Richness Patterns

scholarly journals Determinants of species richness patterns in the Netherlands across multiple taxonomic groups

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Schouten ◽  
P. A. Verweij ◽  
A. Barendregt ◽  
R. M. J. C. Kleukers ◽  
V. J. Kalkman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Richness Patterns ◽  
Taxonomic Groups

scholarly journals Determinants and Congruence of Species Richness Patterns across Multiple Taxonomic Groups on a Regional Scale

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörn Buse ◽  
Eva Maria Griebeler
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Species Richness ◽  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
External Validation ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Richness Patterns ◽  
Taxonomic Groups ◽  
German Federal State

Applying multiple generalized regression models, we studied spatial patterns in species richness for different taxonomic groups (amphibians, reptiles, grasshoppers, plants, mosses) within the German federal state Rhineland-Palatinate (RP). We aimed (1) to detect their centres of richness, (2) to rate the influence of climatic and land-use parameters on spatial patterns, and (3) to test whether patterns are congruent between taxonomic groups in RP. Centres of species richness differed between taxonomic groups and overall richness was the highest in the valleys of large rivers and in different areas of southern RP. Climatic parameters strongly correlated with richness in all taxa whereas land use was less significant. Spatial richness patterns of all groups were to a certain extent congruent but differed between group pairs. The number of grasshoppers strongly correlated with the number of plants and with overall species richness. An external validation corroborated the generality of our species richness models.

What drives the species richness patterns of non-volant small mammals along a subtropical elevational gradient?

Ecography ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongjie Wu ◽  
Qisen Yang ◽  
Zhixin Wen ◽  
Lin Xia ◽  
Qian Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Elevational Gradient ◽  
Richness Patterns

scholarly journals Species richness patterns of vascular plants and their drivers along an elevational gradient in the central Himalayas

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. e01279
Author(s):  
Jianchao Liang ◽  
Zhifeng Ding ◽  
Ganwen Lie ◽  
Zhixin Zhou ◽  
Paras Bikram Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Elevational Gradient ◽  
Central Himalayas ◽  
Richness Patterns

scholarly journals Ecological Limits as the Driver of Bird Species Richness Patterns along the East Himalayan Elevational Gradient

2020 ◽  
Vol 195 (5) ◽  
pp. 802-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Schumm ◽  
Alexander E. White ◽  
K. Supriya ◽  
Trevor D. Price
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Elevational Gradient ◽  
Bird Species Richness ◽  
Richness Patterns

scholarly journals Factors determining species richness patterns of breeding birds along an elevational gradient in the Horn of Africa region

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 9609-9623
Author(s):  
Ahunim Fenitie Abebe ◽  
Tianlong Cai ◽  
Melaku Wale ◽  
Gang Song ◽  
Jon Fjeldså ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Elevational Gradient ◽  
Breeding Birds ◽  
Horn Of Africa ◽  
Richness Patterns
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