An impediment to understanding the origin and dynamics of the latitudinal diversity gradient
(LDG)—the most pervasive large-scale biotic pattern on Earth—has been the tendency to …

An organism's ability to disperse influences many fundamental processes, from speciation
and geographical range expansion to community assembly. However, the patterns and …

A full understanding of the origin and maintenance of β‐diversity patterns in a region
requires exploring the relationships of both taxonomic and phylogenetic β‐diversity (TBD …

The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is frequently described as the most dramatic
biodiversity pattern on Earth, yet ecologists and biogeographers have failed to reach …

China covers a vast territory harbouring a large number of aquatic plants. Although there are
many studies on the β-diversity of total, herbaceous or woody plants in China and …

Aim What factors may affect species range sizes remains a central question in ecology and
biogeography. Particularly, whether and how species richness may regulate average …

Approaches to macroevolution require integration of its two fundamental components, within
a hierarchical framework. Following a companion paper on the origin of variation, I here …

Functional diversity is an important aspect of biodiversity, but its relationship to species
diversity in time and space is poorly understood. Here we compare spatial patterns of …

Taxonomic diversity of benthic marine invertebrate shelf species declines at present by
nearly an order of magnitude from the tropics to the poles in each hemisphere along the …

The latitudinal diversity gradient hypothesis suggests that species richness should be
highest at low latitudes, whereas Rapoport's rule states that largest ranges ought to be found …