The elevational gradient of Andean plant endemism: varying influences of taxon‐specific traits and topography at different taxonomic levels

By M. Kessler. 2002

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Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Paleontology

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In Ecology

1. Jürgen Kluge
2. T. Krömer
3. H. Kreft
4. W. Barthlott
5. John‐Arvid Grytnes
6. Wolfgang Küper
7. J. Nieder
8. Nils Köster

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. T. Krömer
2. H. Kreft
3. Jürgen Kluge
4. W. Barthlott
5. John‐Arvid Grytnes
6. Wolfgang Küper
7. Nils Köster
8. J. Nieder

In Paleontology

1. H. Kreft
2. W. Barthlott
3. Wolfgang Küper
4. J. Nieder
5. Nils Köster
6. John‐Arvid Grytnes
7. John H. Beaman
8. T. Krömer

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• The effect of area on local and regional elevational patterns of species richness (2011, background): “In addition, some studies have revealed monotonic declines of species richness from lowlands to high elevations (e.g. Araceae: Kessler, 2002; Acebey & Krömer, 2008), or roughly constant values from lowlands to mid-elevations, followed by a marked decline (Rahbek, 1995, 2005; Kessler, 2001).”
• Topography-driven isolation, speciation and a global increase of endemism with elevation (Forthcoming) (2016, unknown): “Some studies report consistent increases in per-species levels of endemism with elevation in localized areas (e.g. Kessler, 2002; Vetaas & Grytnes, 2002; Mallet-Rodrigues et al., 2010; Jump et al., 2012; Nogu!e et al., 2013, Irl et al., 2015), but no global synthesis has yet been attempted.”
• Elevational species richness patterns for vascular plants on Mount Kinabalu, Borneo (2006, background): “Kessler (2002) reported that total species richness decreased monotonically with elevation when the whole flora of Ecuador was investigated, and Grytnes & Vetaas (2002) reported a humped species richness pattern with the whole flora in sub-tropical Nepal.”
• Reasons for an outstanding plant diversity in the tropical Andes of southern Ecuador. (2009, background): “…of other families show different vertical distributions, for example members of the Gentianaceae, which prefer higher elevations, or grasses, which do not have any significant preference for a specific vegetation belt (for elevation gradients of further Ecuadorian taxa see Kessler 2002).”
• Features and distribution patterns of Chinese endemic seed plant species (2011, background): “The mechanisms of altitudinal patterns of species diversity have been discussed widely (Stevens, 1992; Kessler, 2000, 2002; Vetaas & Grytnes, 2002).”
• Diversity and biogeography of vascular epiphytes in Western Amazonia, Yasuní, Ecuador (2004, result): “The TBS (0 38¢ S 76 09¢ W, 230 m a.s.l., 650 ha) is situated in the province of Orellana, Ecuador, at the Rı́o Tiputini, a tributary of the Rı́o Napo (Fig.”
• Diversity patterns of vascular epiphytes along an elevational gradient in the Andes (2005, unknown): “…distribution of neotropical epiphytes (Sugden & Robins, 1979; Cleef et al., 1984; Gentry & Dodson, 1987; Wolf, 1994; Hietz & Hietz-Seifert, 1995; Ibisch et al., 1996; Kessler, 2000, 2001b, 2002b; Bussmann, 2001; Muñoz & Küper, 2001; Krömer, 2003; Wolf & Flamenco-S, 2003; Küper et al., 2004).”
• Plant–plant interactions in tropical alpine environments (2012, unknown): “giant rosettes, giant cushions, and tussock grasses; Smith, 1994; Ramsay and Oxley, 1997), and, often, a remarkable proportion of endemic species (e.g. 29% in the Ecuadorian highlands; Kessler, 2002).”
• Large‐scale diversity patterns of vascular epiphytes in Neotropical montane rain forests (2004, background): “…& Lefkovitch, 1989, Bøgh, 1992, Kelly et al., 1994, Ibisch, 1996, Acebey & Krömer, 2001), including a few elevational transects (Sudgen & Robins, 1979, Cleef et al., 1984, Wolf, 1994, Hietz & Hietz-Seifert, 1995, Bussmann, 2001, Kessler, 2001, 2002a, Muñoz & Küper, 2001). los Andes ecuatorianos.”
• Forest aboveground biomass along an elevational transect in Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the role of Fagaceae in tropical montane rain forests (2010, background): “Elevational changes in phylogenetic and biogeographical tree community structure In tropical mountain forests, species composition and the biogeographical affinity of the flora are often variable with elevation (Kessler, 2002; Ashton, 2003).”