Aim Viviparity has evolved more times in squamates than in any other vertebrate group;
therefore, squamates offer an excellent model system in which to study the patterns, drivers …

The allopatric model of biological speciation involves fracturing of a pre-existing species
distribution and subsequent genetic divergence in isolation. Accumulating global evidence …

Previous syntheses on the effects of environmental conditions on the outcome of plant–plant
interactions summarize results from pairwise studies. However, the upscaling to the …

One of the most important functions of catchments is the storage of water. Catchment storage
buffers meteorological extremes and interannual streamflow variability, controls the …

Determining how ecological and evolutionary processes produce spatial variation in local
species richness remains an unresolved challenge. Using mountains as a model system, we …

Mountain ecosystems support a significant one‐third of all terrestrial biodiversity, but our
understanding of the spatiotemporal maintenance of this high biodiversity remains poor, or …

Effective biodiversity management can only be implemented if data are available on
assemblage–environment relationships. The level of detail needs to be relevant to the scale …

Classic research on elevational gradients in plant–herbivore interactions holds that insect
herbivore pressure is stronger under warmer, less seasonal climates characteristic of low …

''La variedad de climas y la asombrosa diversidad de sus plantas y producciones, en los
reinos animal, vegetal y mineral, presenta una fuente de abundancia donde pueden …

Aim This study explores the relationship between orchid species richness along elevational
gradients in the central and eastern Himalaya. Specifically, we aimed to test predictions of …