A synthesis and future research directions for tropical mountain ecosystem restoration

T Christmann, IO Menor - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Many tropical mountain ecosystems (TME) are severely disturbed, requiring ecological
restoration to recover biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However, the extent of …

Deforestation impacts on Amazon-Andes hydroclimatic connectivity

JP Sierra, C Junquas, JC Espinoza, H Segura… - Climate Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
Amazonian deforestation has accelerated during the last decade, threatening an ecosystem
where almost one third of the regional rainfall is transpired by the local rainforest. Due to …

[PDF][PDF] Tropical montane cloud forests: state of knowledge and sustainability perspectives in a changing world

LA Bruijnzeel, M Kappelle, M Mulligan, FN Scatena - 2010 - researchgate.net
As indicated in the introductory chapter to this book, knowledge of tropical montane cloud
forest (TMCF) occurrence, biodiversity, hydrology, and ecological functioning has increased …

Comparative phylogeography reveals cryptic diversity and repeated patterns of cladogenesis for amphibians and reptiles in northwestern Ecuador

A Arteaga, RA Pyron, N Peñafiel, P Romero-Barreto… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Comparative phylogeography allow us to understand how shared historical circumstances
have shaped the formation of lineages, by examining a broad spectrum of co-distributed …

Latitudinal patterns of species richness and range size of ferns along elevational gradients at the transition from tropics to subtropics

AC Hernández‐Rojas, J Kluge, T Krömer… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To assess the range size patterns of ferns and lycophytes along elevational gradients at
different latitudes in an ecographical transition zone and search for predictors of range size …

[HTML][HTML] Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) of South Africa

P Gąsiorek, K Vončina, M Bochnak, B Surmacz… - Zootaxa, 2022 - biotaxa.org
setaceus sp. nov., E. similaris sp. nov., E. tetraspinosus sp. nov., Hypechiniscus africanus sp.
nov.(the exarmatus group), Pseudechiniscus (Pseudechiniscus) aquatilis sp. nov., P.(P.) …

A low-altitude mountain range as an important refugium for two narrow endemics in the Southwest Australian Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot

G Keppel, TP Robinson, GW Wardell-Johnson… - Annals of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Low-altitude mountains constitute important centres of
diversity in landscapes with little topographic variation, such as the Southwest Australian …

Phylogenomics of montane frogs of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest is consistent with isolation in sky islands followed by climatic stability

MR Pie, BC Faircloth, LF Ribeiro… - Biological Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Despite encompassing a relatively small geographical area, montane regions harbour
disproportionately high levels of species diversity and endemism. Nonetheless, relatively …

Patterns and predictors of small mammal phylogenetic and functional diversity in contrasting elevational gradients in Kenya

KO Onditi, WY Song, XY Li, ZZ Chen, Q Li… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mountains of the Afrotropics are global biodiversity hotspots and centers of speciation and
endemism; however, very few studies have focused on the phylogenetic and functional …

Environmental conditions differently shape leaf, seed and seedling trait composition between and within elevations of tropical montane forests

MK Barczyk, DC Acosta‐Rojas, C Iván Espinosa… - Oikos, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The composition of plant functional traits varies in response to environmental conditions due
to processes of community assembly and species sorting. However, there is a lack of …