Geological and climatic influences on mountain biodiversity

• Published in: Nature geoscience Vol. 11; no. 10; pp. 718 - 725
• Main Authors: Antonelli, Alexandre, Kissling, W. Daniel, Flantua, Suzette G. A., Bermúdez, Mauricio A., Mulch, Andreas, Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N., Kreft, Holger, Linder, H. Peter, Badgley, Catherine, Fjeldså, Jon, Fritz, Susanne A., Rahbek, Carsten, Herman, Frédéric, Hooghiemstra, Henry, Hoorn, Carina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.10.2018; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/106; 704/158/670; 704/158/857; 704/2151/215; Air circulation; Amphibians; Annual rainfall; Aquatic reptiles; Atmospheric circulation; Atmospheric circulation patterns; avian species richness; Biodiversity; Biological evolution; Biosphere; Birds; central andes; Circulation patterns; Climate change; Dispersal; Earth; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Earth surface; Earth System Sciences; Erosion; Erosion rates; Evolution; Geochemistry; geographic range size; Geographical distribution; Geologi; Geology; Geophysics/Geodesy; global patterns; Heterogeneity; High temperature; Interactions; Links; Lithosphere; Mountains; Orientation; patterns; phylogenetic structure; Rain; Rainfall; Refugia; Regional analysis; Review Article; scale; Soil; Soil erosion; Soil types; Species richness; tibetan plateau; Uplift; vascular plant diversity

Mountains are key features of the Earth’s surface and host a substantial proportion of the world’s species. However, the links between the evolution and distribution of biodiversity and the formation of mountains remain poorly understood. Here, we integrate multiple datasets to assess the relationsh...