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Integrating Morphology and Chloroplast Genomics: A New East Asian Species of Aletris (Nartheciaceae) With Insights Into Regional Phylogeny and Evolution

Ecology and Evolution
The genus Aletris L. (Nartheciaceae) encompasses approximately 21–24 species distributed in East Asia and North America, yet taxonomic ambiguity persists due to overlapping morphological traits among closely related species.
Xiong Li, Yong‐Ling Qiu, Jiang‐Tao Li, Bo Xu, Qi Yu, Wen‐Bin Ju   +5 more
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Palaeoclimate has a major effect on the diversity of endemic species in the hotspot of mountain biodiversity in Tajikistan. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2021
Raduła M, Świerszcz S, Nobis M, Nowak S, Nobis A, Nowak A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Climatic drivers prevail in montane and lowland Odonata latitudinal diversity gradients, but human modification erodes lowland patterns

Ecography, EarlyView.
Latitudinal diversity gradients (LDGs) arise from the interplay of historical, ecological, and evolutionary processes, yet these drivers may differ across landforms. Mountains, with steep elevational and climatic gradients, often sustain distinct diversity dynamics compared with adjacent lowlands, where vertical climatic gradients are weak and human ...
Zhenyuan Liu, Bo‐Ping Han, Haomiao Zhang, Ramiro Martín‐Devasa, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Janne Soininen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Species traits mediate the abundant‐center patterns in ground‐dwelling mammal and bird species in China

Ecography, EarlyView.
The abundance center hypothesis (ACH) posits that species abundance peaks at distribution centers; however, empirical support remains inconsistent. This study tested the generality of the ACH and investigated species traits as mediators of abundance–distance relationships.
Ludan Zhang, Baoming Zhang, Minghui Zhou, Haoting Duan, Zhipeng Xie, Xinglin Huo, Jiehua Yu, Jiekun He   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat Anaphalis spp. in Tourism Area in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java

Jurnal Pembangunan dan Alam Lestari, 2019
The conservation of Anaphalis in moutian area in Bromo Tengger Semeru National park require basic understanding of habitat profiles. The aims of the research is to describes the habitat profile of Anaphalis spp population in mountain area in Bromo ...
Filza Yulina Ade, Luchman Hakim, Estri Laras Arumingtyas, Rodiyati Azrianingsih   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Topography constrains the climatic response of treeline migration in Taiwan's subalpine forests

Ecography, EarlyView.
Treelines are moving upslope, but the rates and drivers differ among different regions, globally. Many studies have examined the relationship between treeline movement and climate change, particularly rising temperature, while the role of topographical factors has received much less attention, despite the longstanding recognition of its importance.
Kuan‐Yu Chen, Jonathan Peereman, J. Aaron Hogan, Teng‐Chiu Lin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptomics reveals the molecular processes of light-induced rapid darkening of the non-obligate cave dweller Oreolalax rhodostigmatus (Megophryidae, Anura) and their genetic basis of pigmentation strategy

BMC Genomics, 2018
Background Vertebrates use different pigmentation strategies to adapt to various environments. A large amount of research has been done on disclosing the mechanisms of pigmentation strategies in vertebrates either under light, or, living in constant ...
Wei Zhu, Lusha Liu, Xungang Wang, Xinyu Gao, Jianping Jiang, Bin Wang   +5 more
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Inverse sky islands: lowland river valleys drive microbial divergence while high elevations select for convergence in massive mountain ecosystems

Ecography, EarlyView.
Mountain ecosystems are often interpreted through the lens of the ‘sky island' model, where high‐elevation habitats function as isolated archipelagos. However, this model's applicability to massive, topographically complex mountain ranges where highlands are continuous and lowlands are fragmented remains untested.
Yazhou Zhang, J. Aaron Hogan, Jianjun Wang, Wenguang Sun, Yaojun Ye, Xin Liu, Minshu Song, Hang Sun   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Faster growing and more functionally diverse: global change alters functional trait composition of mountain plant communities in the European Alps

Ecography, EarlyView.
Understanding how global change reshapes mountain plant communities is essential for predicting biodiversity and ecosystem function in a warming world. Using resurvey data from over 1400 non‐forest vegetation plots across the European Alps, we show that community‐weighted means of key functional traits capturing important dimensions of plant ecological
Sergey Rosbakh, Sabine B. Rumpf, Stefan Dullinger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity and correlation analysis of microbiomes and metabolites of Sphagnum palustre in various microhabitats

BMC Plant Biology
Background Sphagnum peat mosses are crucial contributors to global carbon sequestration and are a dominant presence in many northern peatland environments. These mosses host a wide variety of microorganisms, which reside within their tissues and on their
Xiaohan Yang, Huai Chen, Lin Wu, Xianlin Guo, Dan Xue   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source