Geological and climatic influences on mountain biodiversity

A Antonelli, WD Kissling, SGA Flantua… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Mountains are key features of the Earth's surface and host a substantial proportion of the
world's species. However, the links between the evolution and distribution of biodiversity …

[HTML][HTML] Late-Pleistocene catchment-wide denudation patterns across the European Alps

R Delunel, F Schlunegger, PG Valla, J Dixon… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
We compile detrital 10 Be concentrations of Alpine rivers, representing the denudation rates
pattern for 375 catchments across the entire European Alps. Using a homogeneized …

As old as the mountains: the radiations of the Ericaceae

O Schwery, RE Onstein… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Mountains are often more species‐rich than lowlands. This could be the result of migration
from lowlands to mountains, of a greater survival rate in mountains, or of a higher …

The evolution of African plant diversity

HP Linder - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Sub-Saharan Africa includes some 45,000 plant species. The spatial patterns of this
diversity have been well explored. We can group the species into a set of biogeographical …

Neogene rejuvenation of central Appalachian topography: Evidence for differential rock uplift from stream profiles and erosion rates

SR Miller, PB Sak, E Kirby, PR Bierman - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
The persistence of topography within ancient orogens remains one of the outstanding
questions in landscape evolution. In the eastern North American Appalachians, this question …

Lifespan of mountain ranges scaled by feedbacks between landsliding and erosion by rivers

DL Egholm, MF Knudsen, M Sandiford - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
An important challenge in geomorphology is the reconciliation of the high fluvial incision
rates observed in tectonically active mountain ranges with the long-term preservation of …

Geometric disequilibrium of river basins produces long-lived transient landscapes

HW Beeson, SW McCoy, A Keen-Zebert - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Although equilibrium has long been considered the attractor state for landscapes, the time
required to reach equilibrium or even the possibility of reaching equilibrium is still debated …

Variation in plant diversity in mediterranean‐climate ecosystems: The role of climatic and topographical stability

RM Cowling, AJ Potts, PL Bradshaw… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Although all five of the major mediterranean‐climate ecosystems (MCE s) of the world
are recognized as loci of high plant species diversity and endemism, they show …

The chronology and tectonic style of landscape evolution along the elevated Atlantic continental margin of South Africa resolved by joint apatite fission track and (U‐Th …

M Wildman, R Brown, R Beucher, C Persano… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Atlantic‐type continental margins have long been considered “passive” tectonic settings
throughout the entire postrift phase. Recent studies question the long‐term stability of these …

Lithological control on topographic relief evolution in a slow tectonic setting (Anti-Atlas, Morocco)

R Clementucci, P Ballato, LL Siame… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Topographic relief results from the complex interactions between tectonics and erosional
surface processes, which are primarily mediated by bedrock erodibility and climatic …