A multi-faceted comparative perspective on elevational beta-diversity: the patterns and their causes.

ABSTRACT: The observed patterns and underlying mechanisms of elevational beta-diversity have been explored intensively, but multi-dimensional comparative studies remain scarce. Herein, across distinct beta-diversity components, dimensions and species groups, we designed a multi-faceted comparative framework aiming to reveal the general rules in the observed patterns and underlying causes of elevational beta-diversity. We have found that: first, the turnover process dominated altitudinal patterns of species beta-diversity (β_sim > β_sne), whereas the nestedness process appeared relatively more important for elevational trait dissimilarity (β_funcsim < β_funcsne); second, the taxonomic turnover was relative higher than its phylogeneti

SUBMITTER: Du Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8059517 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature