Plant diversity patterns along an elevation gradient: the relative impact of environmental and spatial variation on plant diversity and assembly in arid and semi-arid regions

Plant diversity patterns along an elevation gradient: the relative impact of environmental and spatial variation on plant diversity and assembly in arid and semi-arid regions

The spatial distribution pattern of species diversity and its driving variables are essential to understanding how biodiversity will respond to the threat of future climatic instability. This study examines how the alpha and beta diversity indices vary along the elevation gradient and which factors...

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Main Authors: Xinrui He, Muhammad Arif, Jie Zheng, Xilu Ni, Zhongxun Yuan, Qiang Zhu, Jifei Wang, Dongdong Ding, Changxiao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
dryland
community ecology
α-diversity
β-diversity
environmental filtering
dispersal limitation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1021157/full

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