Do Shapes of Altitudinal Species Richness Gradients Depend on the Vertical Range Studied? The Case of the Himalayas

We analyzed elevational species richness gradients (“decline”, “increase”, “unimodal”, or “bimodal”) in the Himalayan range using data from 157 publications covering both plants and animals. Our study tested the hypothesis that unimodal gradients, explainable by the geometric mid-domain effect, domi...

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Main Authors: Jatishwor Singh Irungbam, Martin Konvicka, Zdenek Faltynek Fric
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17/3/215
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