Elevational Trends of Biodiversity and Plant Traits Do Not Converge— A Test in the Helan Range, NW China

When elevational gradients include combinations of different climatic gradients, such as a decline in temperature combined with an increase in moisture, vegetation and plant trait responses are difficult to explain. Here, we used plant species richness and morphometric traits data across steep eleva...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant Ecology. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 205(2009), 2, Seite 273-283
1. Verfasser: Zhu, Yuan (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Jiang, Yuan, Liu, Quanru, Kang, Muyi, Spehn, Eva M., Körner, Christian
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant Ecology
Schlagworte:Mountain climate Elevational gradient Plant functional types Species richness Flowering Reproduction Biological sciences Physical sciences Environmental studies