Biological relativity to water–energy dynamics

By Eileen M. O'Brien. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Origins of global mountain plant biodiversity: Testing the ‘mountain‐geobiodiversity hypothesis’ (2019, unknown): “Some (e.g. O'Brien, 2006) explicitly invoke a (deep‐time) historical component of the diversity/productivity rela‐ tionship.”
Orchid species richness along Himalayan elevational gradients (2011, methodology): “MAP was the second variable because this has very different patterns in the two regions and precipitation provides a direct resource for orchids (O’Brien, 2006), and MAT was the last term because it is mainly a regulatory factor (Vetaas, 2006).”
The Canaries: an important biogeographical meeting place (2008, background): “While finding support for the significance of climate, especially the mechanisms invoked in water–energy dynamics theory (O’Brien, 2006), their analysis also emphasizes the role of long-term environmental change, in the form of Late Tertiary orogeny.”
Global angiosperm family richness revisited: linking ecology and evolution to climate (2011, background): “The stability of climatic models for woody plant richness across multiple taxonomic levels of resolution (Field et al., 2005; O’Brien, 2006) further indicates that plant diversity and climate are so closely linked that associations between plants and water/ energy cannot be decoupled by vagaries in…”
Comparative biogeography of New Zealand trees: species richness, height, leaf traits and range sizes (2010, background): “A more relevant assessment of richness can be obtained through holding area constant and controlling for climatic factors or plant productivity, both often suggested as being related to species richness (Field et al. 2005; O’Brien 2006).”
Distinct effects of climate warming on populations of silver fir (Abies alba) across Europe (2015, background): “The distribution range of woody plants is ultimately determined by the availability of water (Stephenson, 1990; O’Brien, 2006).”
Determinants of species richness, endemism and turnover in European longhorn beetles (2008, background): “Latitudinal richness gradients have been widely documented (Hillebrand 2004) and their causes thoroughly discussed (Hawkins et al. 2003, Willig et al. 2003, Currie et al. 2004, Evans and Gaston 2005, O’Brien 2006, Storch et al. 2006, Svenning and Skov 2007b, Mittelbach et al. 2007).”
The rich sides of mountain summits – a pan‐European view on aspect preferences of alpine plants (2016, background): “A number of studies and reviews (Allen et al., 2002; Francis & Currie, 2003; Willig et al., 2003; Clarke & Gaston, 2006; O’Brien, 2006; Hawkins et al., 2007; Kreft & Jetz, 2007; Whittaker et al., 2007; Hurlbert & Jetz, 2010; Gillman et al., 2015) discussed temperature, solar radiation, water and pot”
High tropical net diversification drives the New World latitudinal gradient in palm (Arecaceae) species richness (2008, background): “If energy is not limiting, availability of water is likely to correlate with productivity and water–energy dynamics (O’Brien, 2006).”
Spatial species‐richness gradients across scales: a meta‐analysis (2009, background): “O’Brien (2006) suggests that gradients over very large extents should have high average coefficients of determination (and be dominated by climatic variables).”
Contrasting environmental and regional effects on global pteridophyte and seed plant diversity. (2010, background): “This is not surprising, since the availability of ambient heat and water represent ecophysiological constraints to plant life in general (O’Brien 2006) and is thus expected to affect both groups.”
Impacts of climate change on species, populations and communities: palaeobiogeographical insights and frontiers (2008, background): “At both extremes water will therefore become limiting and this will have a direct impact on richness through various mechanisms including reduced effi ciency of metabolic processes, slow rates of nutrient cycling, smaller population sizes, etc (O’Brien, 2006).”