In spite of their small global area and restricted distributions, tropical montane forests (TMFs)
are biodiversity hotspots and important ecosystem services providers, but are also highly …

Despite their ecological importance, particularly in tropical rainforests, vascular epiphytes
are among the least studied plant groups. Theoretical knowledge about the composition …

Background: Biodiversity is perceived to decline from lowlands towards mountain peaks and
away from the Equator towards the Poles, but supporting data for most groups of organisms …

The present study describes how vegetation (the tree layer) is shaped along the elevation
gradients in the eastern part of the Indian Himalayan Region. Various vegetation attributes …

Species distribution models (SDMs) are useful for predictive and explanatory purposes,
allowing biologists to identify how human and environmental factors influence distributions …

Himalayas provide high altitudinal gradients and extreme slopes which may rapid changes
in climatic zones over a small distance which reflects noticeable changes in the forest …

Vertical position is an important driver of vegetation zonation at multiple scales, via
determining abiotic environmental parameters, such as climate, soil properties and water …

Pollinators can be a limited resource and natural selection should favour differences in
phenotypic characteristics to reduce competition among plants. Bats are important …

Understorey vegetation plays a key role in Mediterranean forest ecosystem functioning.
However, we still lack a thorough understanding of the patterns and drivers of understorey …

Se presenta el listado de las especies de helechos y licófitos registrados a lo largo del
gradiente altitudinal (20–3,500 m snm) del Cofre de Perote, Veracruz, abarcando ambientes …