Elevational gradients in fish diversity in the Himalaya: water discharge is the key driver of distribution patterns.

BACKGROUND: Studying diversity and distribution patterns of species along elevational gradients and understanding drivers behind these patterns is central to macroecology and conservation biology. A number of studies on biogeographic gradients are available for terrestrial ecosystems, but freshwater...

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Main Authors: Jay P Bhatt, Kumar Manish, Maharaj K Pandit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3459831?pdf=render