Woody plant taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity decrease along elevational gradients in Andean tropical montane forests: environmental filtering and arrival of temperate taxa
G. Banares-de-Dios, M. J. Macia, G. Arellano, I. Granzow-de la Cerda, J. Vega-Alvarez, I. Arnelas, C. I. Espinosa, N. Salinas, L. Cayuela
The paper assesses elevational trends in taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of woody plants in Andean tropical montane forests and identifies environmental filtering and temperate taxa arrival as key drivers.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2023Ecology