Conservation status affects elevational gradient in bird diversity in the Himalaya: A new perspective

Understanding diversity patterns along altitudinal gradients, and their underlying causes are important for conserving biodiversity. Previous studies have focused on climatic, energetic, and geographic variables (e.g., mid-domain effects), with less attention paid to human-induced habitat modificati...

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Main Authors: Prakash Kumar Paudel, Jan Šipoš
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989414000602