Elevational shifts in phylogenetic diversity of angiosperm trees across the subtropical Brazilian Atlantic Forest

• Published in: Austral ecology Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 486 - 495
• Main Authors: Bergamin, Rodrigo S., Seger, Guilherme D. S., Carlucci, Marcos B., Molz, Martin, Mello, Ricardo S. P., Martins, Rafael, Jarenkow, João A., Brack, Paulo, Müller, Sandra C., Duarte, Leandro D. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Richmond Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2021
• Subjects: altitude; Atlantic Forest; climate; Drimys; Elevation; elevational gradient; Environmental conditions; Forests; historical biogeography; Lauraceae; Lowlands; Myrtaceae; niche conservatism; Niches; phylogenetic diversity; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; phytosociology; Plant species; Species diversity; Species richness; stable areas; Trees; tropical niche conservatism; Atlantic Forest

Elevation gradients are drivers of species diversity, and, recently, studies have considered the evolutionary process in shaping community assembly patterns. Patterns of plant species richness across elevational gradients have been studied in different parts of the Atlantic Forest; however, little i...