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Global patterns and drivers of alpine plant species richness. / Testolin, Riccardo; Attorre, Fabio; Borchardt, Peter et al.
In: Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol. 30, No. 6, 01.06.2021, p. 1218-1231.

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Testolin, R, Attorre, F, Borchardt, P, Brand, RF, Bruelheide, H, Chytrý, M, De Sanctis, M, Dolezal, J, Finckh, M, Haider, S, Hemp, A, Jandt, U, Kessler, M, Korolyuk, AY, Lenoir, J, Makunina, N, Malanson, GP, Montesinos-Tubée, DB, Noroozi, J, Nowak, A, Peet, RK, Peyre, G, Sabatini, FM, Šibík, J, Sklenář, P, Sylvester, SP, Vassilev, K, Virtanen, R, Willner, W, Wiser, SK, Zibzeev, EG & Jiménez-Alfaro, B 2021, 'Global patterns and drivers of alpine plant species richness', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 1218-1231. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13297

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Testolin, R., Attorre, F., Borchardt, P., Brand, R. F., Bruelheide, H., Chytrý, M., De Sanctis, M., Dolezal, J., Finckh, M., Haider, S., Hemp, A., Jandt, U., Kessler, M., Korolyuk, A. Y., Lenoir, J., Makunina, N., Malanson, G. P., Montesinos-Tubée, D. B., Noroozi, J., ... Jiménez-Alfaro, B. (2021). Global patterns and drivers of alpine plant species richness. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30(6), 1218-1231. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13297

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Testolin R, Attorre F, Borchardt P, Brand RF, Bruelheide H, Chytrý M et al. Global patterns and drivers of alpine plant species richness. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2021 Jun 1;30(6):1218-1231. doi: 10.1111/geb.13297

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title = "Global patterns and drivers of alpine plant species richness",
abstract = "Aim: Alpine ecosystems differ in area, macroenvironment and biogeographical history across the Earth, but the relationship between these factors and plant species richness is still unexplored. Here, we assess the global patterns of plant species richness in alpine ecosystems and their association with environmental, geographical and historical factors at regional and community scales. Location: Global. Time period: Data collected between 1923 and 2019. Major taxa studied: Vascular plants. Methods: We used a dataset representative of global alpine vegetation, consisting of 8,928 plots sampled within 26 ecoregions and six biogeographical realms, to estimate regional richness using sample-based rarefaction and extrapolation. Then, we evaluated latitudinal patterns of regional and community richness with generalized additive models. Using environmental, geographical and historical predictors from global raster layers, we modelled regional and community richness in a mixed-effect modelling framework. Results: The latitudinal pattern of regional richness peaked around the equator and at mid-latitudes, in response to current and past alpine area, isolation and the variation in soil pH among regions. At the community level, species richness peaked at mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, despite a considerable within-region variation. Community richness was related to macroclimate and historical predictors, with strong effects of other spatially structured factors. Main conclusions: In contrast to the well-known latitudinal diversity gradient, the alpine plant species richness of some temperate regions in Eurasia was comparable to that of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems, such as the p{\'a}ramo. The species richness of these putative hotspot regions is explained mainly by the extent of alpine area and their glacial history, whereas community richness depends on local environmental factors. Our results highlight hotspots of species richness at mid-latitudes, indicating that the diversity of alpine plants is linked to regional idiosyncrasies and to the historical prevalence of alpine ecosystems, rather than current macroclimatic gradients.",
keywords = "Biology, Alpine vegetation, biodiversity hotspots, biogeographical history, global patterns, multiscale analysis, plant species richness, alpine vegetation, Biodiversity hotspot, biogeographical history, global patterns, multiscale analysis, plant species richness",
author = "Riccardo Testolin and Fabio Attorre and Peter Borchardt and Brand, {Robert F.} and Helge Bruelheide and Milan Chytr{\'y} and {De Sanctis}, Michele and Jiri Dolezal and Manfred Finckh and Sylvia Haider and Andreas Hemp and Ute Jandt and Michael Kessler and Korolyuk, {Andrey Yu} and Jonathan Lenoir and Natalia Makunina and Malanson, {George P.} and Montesinos-Tub{\'e}e, {Daniel B.} and Jalil Noroozi and Arkadiusz Nowak and Peet, {Robert K.} and Gwendolyn Peyre and Sabatini, {Francesco Maria} and Jozef {\v S}ib{\'i}k and Petr Sklen{\'a}{\v r} and Sylvester, {Steven P.} and Kiril Vassilev and Risto Virtanen and Wolfgang Willner and Wiser, {Susan K.} and Zibzeev, {Evgeny G.} and Borja Jim{\'e}nez-Alfaro",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Authors. Global Ecology and Biogeography published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
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month = jun,
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language = "English",
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T1 - Global patterns and drivers of alpine plant species richness

AU - Testolin, Riccardo

AU - Attorre, Fabio

AU - Borchardt, Peter

AU - Brand, Robert F.

AU - Bruelheide, Helge

AU - Chytrý, Milan

AU - De Sanctis, Michele

AU - Dolezal, Jiri

AU - Finckh, Manfred

AU - Haider, Sylvia

AU - Hemp, Andreas

AU - Jandt, Ute

AU - Kessler, Michael

AU - Korolyuk, Andrey Yu

AU - Lenoir, Jonathan

AU - Makunina, Natalia

AU - Malanson, George P.

AU - Montesinos-Tubée, Daniel B.

AU - Noroozi, Jalil

AU - Nowak, Arkadiusz

AU - Peet, Robert K.

AU - Peyre, Gwendolyn

AU - Sabatini, Francesco Maria

AU - Šibík, Jozef

AU - Sklenář, Petr

AU - Sylvester, Steven P.

AU - Vassilev, Kiril

AU - Virtanen, Risto

AU - Willner, Wolfgang

AU - Wiser, Susan K.

AU - Zibzeev, Evgeny G.

AU - Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. Global Ecology and Biogeography published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

PY - 2021/6/1

Y1 - 2021/6/1

N2 - Aim: Alpine ecosystems differ in area, macroenvironment and biogeographical history across the Earth, but the relationship between these factors and plant species richness is still unexplored. Here, we assess the global patterns of plant species richness in alpine ecosystems and their association with environmental, geographical and historical factors at regional and community scales. Location: Global. Time period: Data collected between 1923 and 2019. Major taxa studied: Vascular plants. Methods: We used a dataset representative of global alpine vegetation, consisting of 8,928 plots sampled within 26 ecoregions and six biogeographical realms, to estimate regional richness using sample-based rarefaction and extrapolation. Then, we evaluated latitudinal patterns of regional and community richness with generalized additive models. Using environmental, geographical and historical predictors from global raster layers, we modelled regional and community richness in a mixed-effect modelling framework. Results: The latitudinal pattern of regional richness peaked around the equator and at mid-latitudes, in response to current and past alpine area, isolation and the variation in soil pH among regions. At the community level, species richness peaked at mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, despite a considerable within-region variation. Community richness was related to macroclimate and historical predictors, with strong effects of other spatially structured factors. Main conclusions: In contrast to the well-known latitudinal diversity gradient, the alpine plant species richness of some temperate regions in Eurasia was comparable to that of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems, such as the páramo. The species richness of these putative hotspot regions is explained mainly by the extent of alpine area and their glacial history, whereas community richness depends on local environmental factors. Our results highlight hotspots of species richness at mid-latitudes, indicating that the diversity of alpine plants is linked to regional idiosyncrasies and to the historical prevalence of alpine ecosystems, rather than current macroclimatic gradients.

AB - Aim: Alpine ecosystems differ in area, macroenvironment and biogeographical history across the Earth, but the relationship between these factors and plant species richness is still unexplored. Here, we assess the global patterns of plant species richness in alpine ecosystems and their association with environmental, geographical and historical factors at regional and community scales. Location: Global. Time period: Data collected between 1923 and 2019. Major taxa studied: Vascular plants. Methods: We used a dataset representative of global alpine vegetation, consisting of 8,928 plots sampled within 26 ecoregions and six biogeographical realms, to estimate regional richness using sample-based rarefaction and extrapolation. Then, we evaluated latitudinal patterns of regional and community richness with generalized additive models. Using environmental, geographical and historical predictors from global raster layers, we modelled regional and community richness in a mixed-effect modelling framework. Results: The latitudinal pattern of regional richness peaked around the equator and at mid-latitudes, in response to current and past alpine area, isolation and the variation in soil pH among regions. At the community level, species richness peaked at mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, despite a considerable within-region variation. Community richness was related to macroclimate and historical predictors, with strong effects of other spatially structured factors. Main conclusions: In contrast to the well-known latitudinal diversity gradient, the alpine plant species richness of some temperate regions in Eurasia was comparable to that of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems, such as the páramo. The species richness of these putative hotspot regions is explained mainly by the extent of alpine area and their glacial history, whereas community richness depends on local environmental factors. Our results highlight hotspots of species richness at mid-latitudes, indicating that the diversity of alpine plants is linked to regional idiosyncrasies and to the historical prevalence of alpine ecosystems, rather than current macroclimatic gradients.

KW - Biology

KW - Alpine vegetation

KW - biodiversity hotspots

KW - biogeographical history

KW - global patterns

KW - multiscale analysis

KW - plant species richness

KW - alpine vegetation

KW - Biodiversity hotspot

KW - biogeographical history

KW - global patterns

KW - multiscale analysis

KW - plant species richness

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