A global test of ecoregions

JR Smith, AD Letten, PJ Ke, CB Anderson… - Nature Ecology & …, 2018 - nature.com
… that distinguish ecoregions, our results demonstrate that ecoregion borders represent
regions of rapid species turnover. Our findings show how maps of ecoregion boundaries should …

The biogeography of ecoregions: Descriptive power across regions and taxa

JR Smith, JN Hendershot, N Nova… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… compelling evidence that, first, ecoregions are more distinct in tropical … that ecoregions are
more distinct in regions with steeper slopes. From a biotic perspective, we find that ecoregions

Testing the correlation between beta diversity and differences in productivity among global ecoregions, biomes, and biogeographical realms

K He, J Zhang - Ecological Informatics, 2009 - Elsevier
… , and the WWF ecoregion systems and its species distribution information to test correlations
Global test results showing correlations between beta diversity and NDVI at three taxonomic …

Relative need for conservation assessments of vascular plant species among ecoregions

X Giam, NS Sodhi, BW Brook, HTW Tan… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
test if countries that overlap with highly important ecoregions are poorer compared with others.
Results We classed ecoregionsEcoregions of highest relative need are found mostly in …

Global endemicity centres for terrestrial vertebrates: an ecoregions approach

JE Fa, SM Funk - Endangered Species Research, 2007 - int-res.com
… for mangrove ecoregions was not available (Lamoreux et al. 2006). To test the influence
of geographical isolation on endemicity levels, we classified each ecoregion according to …

Hotspots and ecoregions: a test of conservation priorities using taxonomic data

GA Krupnick, W John Kress - Biodiversity & Conservation, 2003 - Springer
… If this type of information prevails for conservation purposes, it is critical that we test the quality
… Here we perform such a test for the hotspots and ecoregions found in the Indo-Pacific by …

[HTML][HTML] Protected areas in the world's ecoregions: How well connected are they?

S Saura, L Bastin, L Battistella, A Mandrici, G Dubois - Ecological indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
… the connectivity of the PA networks in all terrestrial ecoregions of the world as of June 2016,
… lands (average for all the world’s ecoregions) for a reference dispersal distance of 10 km, …

An ecoregion-based approach to protecting half the terrestrial realm

E Dinerstein, D Olson, A Joshi, C Vynne… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
… conserve a global ecological heritage for future generations. Using a map of Earth's 846 …
ecoregions, we show that 98 ecoregions (12%) exceed Half Protected; 313 ecoregions (37%) …

Evaluating ecoregions for sampling and mapping land-cover patterns

KH Riitters, JD Wickham… - … Engineering & Remote …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
… with little forest overall, but decreases with percent forest in mostly forested ecoregions,
and the relationship is curvilinear in ecoregions exhibiting a wide range of percent forest. A …

Climate change alters global invasion vulnerability among ecoregions

JAG Hubbard, DAR Drake… - Diversity and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ecoregions under historical climates and under climate change projections. Specifically,
we test whether the climate match among ecoregions … if climates between ecoregions will …