Determinants and Congruence of Species Richness Patterns across Multiple Taxonomic Groups on a Regional Scale
Applying multiple generalized regression models, we studied spatial patterns in species richness for different taxonomic groups (amphibians, reptiles, grasshoppers, plants, mosses) within the German federal state Rhineland-Palatinate (RP). We aimed (1) to detect their centres of richness, (2) to rat...
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| description | Applying multiple generalized regression models, we studied spatial patterns in species richness for different taxonomic groups (amphibians, reptiles, grasshoppers, plants, mosses) within the German federal state Rhineland-Palatinate (RP). We aimed (1) to detect their centres of richness, (2) to rate the influence of climatic and land-use parameters on spatial patterns, and (3) to test whether patterns are congruent between taxonomic groups in RP. Centres of species richness differed between taxonomic groups and overall richness was the highest in the valleys of large rivers and in different areas of southern RP. Climatic parameters strongly correlated with richness in all taxa whereas land use was less significant. Spatial richness patterns of all groups were to a certain extent congruent but differed between group pairs. The number of grasshoppers strongly correlated with the number of plants and with overall species richness. An external validation corroborated the generality of our species richness models. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fad1bb1649f54e57ad928cbf03a1b8c62025-02-03T01:02:13ZengWileyInternational Journal of Zoology1687-84771687-84852012-01-01201210.1155/2012/297657297657Determinants and Congruence of Species Richness Patterns across Multiple Taxonomic Groups on a Regional ScaleJörn Buse0Eva Maria Griebeler1Department of Ecology, Institute of Zoology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Becherweg 13, 55099 Mainz, GermanyDepartment of Ecology, Institute of Zoology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Becherweg 13, 55099 Mainz, GermanyApplying multiple generalized regression models, we studied spatial patterns in species richness for different taxonomic groups (amphibians, reptiles, grasshoppers, plants, mosses) within the German federal state Rhineland-Palatinate (RP). We aimed (1) to detect their centres of richness, (2) to rate the influence of climatic and land-use parameters on spatial patterns, and (3) to test whether patterns are congruent between taxonomic groups in RP. Centres of species richness differed between taxonomic groups and overall richness was the highest in the valleys of large rivers and in different areas of southern RP. Climatic parameters strongly correlated with richness in all taxa whereas land use was less significant. Spatial richness patterns of all groups were to a certain extent congruent but differed between group pairs. The number of grasshoppers strongly correlated with the number of plants and with overall species richness. An external validation corroborated the generality of our species richness models.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/297657 |
| spellingShingle | Jörn Buse Eva Maria Griebeler Determinants and Congruence of Species Richness Patterns across Multiple Taxonomic Groups on a Regional Scale International Journal of Zoology |
| title | Determinants and Congruence of Species Richness Patterns across Multiple Taxonomic Groups on a Regional Scale |
| title_full | Determinants and Congruence of Species Richness Patterns across Multiple Taxonomic Groups on a Regional Scale |
| title_fullStr | Determinants and Congruence of Species Richness Patterns across Multiple Taxonomic Groups on a Regional Scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants and Congruence of Species Richness Patterns across Multiple Taxonomic Groups on a Regional Scale |
| title_short | Determinants and Congruence of Species Richness Patterns across Multiple Taxonomic Groups on a Regional Scale |
| title_sort | determinants and congruence of species richness patterns across multiple taxonomic groups on a regional scale |
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