Biotic diversity of ecological communities can be driven by a mixture of climatic, soil and
biotic factors from local to regional scales. Patterns of diversity change were often examined …

Aims: Spatial patterns of biodiversity can reflect the community assembly processes and the
mechanisms of species coexistence within ecosystems. The semi-humid evergreen broad …

Aims Understanding the spatial patterns and maintenance mechanisms of biodiversity is
one of the central issues in ecology and biogeography. Specifically, altitudinal patterns of …

The spatial distribution pattern of species diversity and its driving variables are essential to
understanding how biodiversity will respond to the threat of future climatic instability. This …

Aims The evolutionary history and functional traits of species can illuminate ecological
processes supporting coexistence in diverse forest communities. However, little has been …

Geographic variation can lead to the changes of local plant species, which play crucial roles
in primary production and ecosystem structure. Therefore, understanding multiple scale …

Community assembly research has mostly focused on areas with single vegetation types;
however, the abiotic and biotic factors affecting community assembly act across regions …

Ecological indicators based on biodiversity metrics are valuable and cost-effective tools to
quantify, track and understand the effects of climate change on ecosystems. Studying …

Understanding the relationship between functional and species diversity as well as their
association with habitat heterogeneity can help reveal the mechanisms of species …

Broad-leaved deciduous forests in the transitional region from temperate to subtropical
climate in China exhibit a diverse assemblage of species. The effects of potential biotic and …