Temporal stasis in three facets of biodiversity reveals mechanisms of community assembly across elevation gradients
Kaleb A. Goff, Michael J. Koontz, Catherine G. Laufenberg, Sophie Meng, Malia Reiss, Catie Bishop, Jim Bishop, Mary T. Burke, Brian V. Smithers, Meagan F. Oldfather, Seema N. Sheth
The paper examines spatiotemporal distance-decay relationships in alpine plant diversity across elevation gradients, finding no temporal change in spatial decay patterns.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintEcology