The Elevational Distribution Patterns of Plant Diversity and Phylogenetic Structure Vary Geographically Across Eight Subtropical Mountains

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 14; no. 12; pp. e70722 - n/a
• Main Authors: Zu, Kuiling, Chen, Fusheng, Huang, Chao, Liu, Yuanqiu, Wang, Fangchao, Zhu, Guojin, Bu, Wensheng, Fang, Xiangmin, Guo, Liping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2024; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Altitude; Biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; Biodiversity Ecology; Biodiversity hot spots; Climate change; Clustering; Conservation; Distribution patterns; Elevation; elevational diversity patterns; Environmental restoration; evolutional history; Flowers & plants; Forests; Geographical distribution; Indigenous species; Lowlands; Mountain regions; Mountains; Native species; Nonnative species; non‐native species; Pattern recognition; phylogenetic structure; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plant communities; Plant diversity; Plant species; Population distribution; Species diversity; Species richness; Taxonomy; Vegetation; Wildlife conservation; China; species richness; phylogenetic structure; biodiversity conservation; evolutional history; elevational diversity patterns; non‐native species

ABSTRACT Mountains have been recognized as biodiversity hotspots and possess strong elevational gradients. Whether these gradients exhibit similar characteristics in the multidimensional diversity patterns across different mountain ranges is a subject of inquiry. Exploring the elevational patterns o...