Ecometabolomics reveal physiological adaptations of Asiatic toads (Bufo gargarizans Cantor, 1842) to different environments along an altitudinal gradient [PDF]
Frontiers in ZoologyAnimals inhabiting altitudinal gradients exhibit a variety of adaptations to environmental variations. However, to date, changes in metabolomic profiles with altitude have been poorly characterized.
Mingxue Jiao +5 more
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Flowering seasonality drives taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of hummingbirds along an altitudinal gradient in northwestern Mexico. [PDF]
PLoS ONEFloral resources in the mountains of northwestern Mexico are strongly seasonal. This influences latitudinal, local, and altitudinal migration patterns in hummingbird species, resulting in temporal changes in hummingbird community structure over the ...
Gabriel López-Segoviano +4 more
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Patterns and drivers of soil surface‐dwelling Oribatida diversity along an altitudinal gradient on the Changbai Mountain, China [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Distribution patterns of biodiversity and environmental interactions are dominant themes in ecology. In montane ecosystems, biodiversity is closely associated with altitudinal gradients.
Yiling Lin +6 more
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Asynchronous patterns in soil bacterial diversity and functional potentials along an alpine altitudinal gradient [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionAltitudinal changes in soil bacterial diversity, composition, biotic interactions, and function are prevalent. However, the overall patterns and associations among these dimensions remain unclear, particularly in vulnerable alpine mountain ...
Xianping Li, Teng Li, Huixin Li
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Floristic Diversity and Distribution Pattern along an Altitudinal Gradient in the Central Andes: A Case Study of Cajatambo, Peru [PDF]
PlantsIntroduction: This study focuses on the central mountain region of the Peruvian Andes, particularly its western slopes, high-altitude areas, and inter-Andean valleys situated above 3000 m.a.s.l.
Yakov Quinteros-Gómez +8 more
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Diversity, 2023 Climate is critical for plant altitudinal distribution patterns. Non-climatic factors also have important effects on vegetation altitudinal distribution in mountain regions.
Hongzhu Liang +4 more
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Microorganisms, 2022 The altitudinal patterns of soil fungi have attracted considerable attention; however, few studies have investigated the diversity and community assembly of fungal functional guilds along an altitudinal gradient.
Yi Guo +8 more
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Elevational patterns of species richness, range and body size for spiny frogs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Quantifying spatial patterns of species richness is a core problem in biodiversity theory. Spiny frogs of the subfamily Painae (Anura: Dicroglossidae) are widespread, but endemic to Asia.
Junhua Hu +3 more
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Invasion of the tropical earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Rhinodrilidae, Oligochaeta) in temperate grasslands [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 The tropical earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Rhinodrilidae, Oligochaeta) presents a broad distribution (e.g., 56 countries from four continents).
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Species distribution of Quercus (Fagaceae) along an altitude gradient, reveals zonation in a hotspot
Botanical Sciences, 2021 Background: The genus Quercus has a keystone role in the temperate forests in the northern hemisphere; thus this offers an interesting opportunity to use it as a model to know altitudinal species richness patterns which could be used in further studies ...
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