Topography‐driven isolation, speciation and a global increase of endemism with elevation

MJ Steinbauer, R Field, JA Grytnes… - Global Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Higher‐elevation areas on islands and continental mountains tend to be separated by
longer distances, predicting higher endemism at higher elevations; our study is the first to …

Interpreting and integrating multiple endemism metrics to identify hotspots for conservation priorities

BR Shipley, JL McGuire - Biological Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
Endemic species represent an important component of biodiversity. They are functionally
and evolutionarily distinct from cosmopolitan species, and are under greater threat of …

Hotspots within a global biodiversity hotspot-areas of endemism are associated with high mountain ranges

J Noroozi, A Talebi, M Doostmohammadi, SB Rumpf… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Conservation biology aims at identifying areas of rich biodiversity. Currently recognized
global biodiversity hotspots are spatially too coarse for conservation management and …

The impact of climate change on biodiversity in Nepal: Current knowledge, lacunae, and opportunities

A Bhattacharjee, JD Anadón, DJ Lohman, T Doleck… - Climate, 2017 - mdpi.com
Nepal has an extreme altitudinal range from 60–8850 m with heterogeneous topography
and distinct climatic zones. The country is considered a biodiversity hotspot, with nearly a …

Physical characterization of long‐lasting hybrid eruptions: the 2021 Tajogaite eruption of Cumbre Vieja (La Palma, Canary Islands)

C Bonadonna, M Pistolesi, S Biass… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐lasting, hybrid eruptions can be of complex description and classification, especially
when associated with multiple eruptive styles and multiple products. The 2021 Tajogaite …

Evolutionary history of the flora of Mexico: Dry forests cradles and museums of endemism

V Sosa, JA De‐Nova… - Journal of Systematics …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mexico is considered an exceptional biogeographic area with a varied endemic flora,
however spatial phylogenetic measures of biodiversity have not yet been estimated to …

Plant endemism centres and biodiversity hotspots in Greece

K Kougioumoutzis, IP Kokkoris, M Panitsa, A Kallimanis… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Aiming to cope with the provisions of Aichi Biodiversity Targets, EU
Biodiversity Strategy and EU Green Deal, we conducted the first nationwide …

Endemic diversity and distribution of the Iranian vascular flora across phytogeographical regions, biodiversity hotspots and areas of endemism

J Noroozi, A Talebi, M Doostmohammadi… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Endemism is one of the most important concepts in biogeography and is of high relevance
for conservation biology. Nevertheless, our understanding of patterns of endemism is still …

The soil properties and their effects on plant diversity in different degrees of rocky desertification

T Ma, X Deng, L Chen, W **ang - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Rocky desertification is a process of soil erosion and vegetation destruction. On the surface,
the landscape of rocky desertification is similar to that of desertification, which has a …

Snapshot isolation and isolation history challenge the analogy between mountains and islands used to understand endemism

SGA Flantua, D Payne, MK Borregaard… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Mountains and islands are both well known for their high endemism. To explain this
similarity, parallels have been drawn between the insularity of “true islands”(land …