Spatiotemporal maintenance of flora in the Himalaya biodiversity hotspot: current knowledge and future perspectives

MC Wambulwa, R Milne, ZY Wu, RA Spicer… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mountain ecosystems support a significant one‐third of all terrestrial biodiversity, but our
understanding of the spatiotemporal maintenance of this high biodiversity remains poor, or …

[图书][B] Introduction to bryophytes

A Vanderpoorten, B Goffinet - 2009 - books.google.com
Bryophytes were a pivotal step in land plant evolution, and their significance in the
regulation of ecosystems and the conservation of biodiversity is becoming increasingly …

Epiphytic plants in a changing world-global: change effects on vascular and non-vascular epiphytes

G Zotz, MY Bader - Progress in botany, 2009 - Springer
Epiphytes have been called particularly vulnerable to climate change because of their
existence at the interface of vegetation and atmosphere. We review the available evidence …

Cenozoic evolution of geo-biodiversity in the Tibeto-Himalayan region

V Mosbrugger, A Favre… - Mountains, climate …, 2018 - books.google.com
Abstract The Tibeto‐Himalayan region, also known as the “Third Pole,” is a unique, vast and
fascinating area of the Earth. Similar to the North and South Poles, the Tibeto‐Himalayan …

Orchid species richness along Himalayan elevational gradients

KP Acharya, OR Vetaas, HJB Birks - Journal of Biogeography, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study explores the relationship between orchid species richness along elevational
gradients in the central and eastern Himalaya. Specifically, we aimed to test predictions of …

Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats

I Biurrun, R Pielech, I Dembicz, F Gillet… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Understanding fine‐grain diversity patterns across large spatial extents is fundamental
for macroecological research and biodiversity conservation. Using the GrassPlot database …

Elevational gradient of vascular plant species richness and endemism in Crete–the effect of post-isolation mountain uplift on a continental island system

P Trigas, M Panitsa, S Tsiftsis - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Understanding diversity patterns along environmental gradients and their underlying
mechanisms is a major topic in current biodiversity research. In this study, we investigate for …

Distribution pattern of trees along an elevation gradient of Eastern Himalaya, India

BK Acharya, B Chettri, L Vijayan - Acta Oecologica, 2011 - Elsevier
We examined the patterns of tree species richness, density and basal area in the Eastern
Himalayan elevation gradient, and evaluated the roles of geometric constraints and …

Modelling the impacts of future climate change on plant communities in the Himalaya: a case study from Eastern Himalaya, India

K Manish, Y Telwala, DC Nautiyal… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2016 - Springer
That the Himalaya are warming at much higher rates than the global average is known.
Here, we assess the future potential distribution of major plant communities in Sikkim …

Elevational gradients in bird diversity in the Eastern Himalaya: an evaluation of distribution patterns and their underlying mechanisms

BK Acharya, NJ Sanders, L Vijayan, B Chettri - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Understanding diversity patterns and the mechanisms underlying those
patterns along elevational gradients is critically important for conservation efforts in montane …