Understanding distribution patterns and multitrophic interactions is critical for managing bat‐
and bird‐mediated ecosystem services such as the suppression of pest and non‐pest …

In the following work we examine the richness and altitudinal distribution of Colombian
Andean anurans trying to emphasize patterns of distribution. We also supply an updated …

Studies of elevation clines in diversity and composition of ecological communities date back
to the origins of biogeography. A modern resurgence of interests in these elevational clines …

We present an integrative model predicting associations among epiphytism, the tank habit,
entangling seeds, C 3 vs. CAM photosynthesis, avian pollinators, life in fertile, moist …

The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …

We compare different null models for species richness patterns in the Nepalese Himalayas,
the largest altitudinal gradient in the world. Species richness is estimated by interpolation of …

Aim Species richness and endemic richness vary along elevation gradients, but not
necessarily in the same way. This study tests if the maxima in gamma diversity for flowering …

Aim A global meta‐analysis was used to elucidate a mechanistic understanding of
elevational species richness patterns of bats by examining both regional and local climatic …

The four major papers in this special feature present and interpret data from field studies on
the distributions and diversity of small mammals in elevational gradients on mountains in the …

Aim The study explores fern species richness patterns along a central Himalayan
elevational gradient (100–4800 m asl) and evaluates factors influencing the spatial increase …