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 …

Species' evolutionary histories shape their present‐day ecologies, but the integration of
phylogenetic approaches in ecology has had a contentious history. The field of …

How communities assemble is a central and fundamental question in ecology. However, it
has been mired by conflicting conclusions about whether community assembly is driven by …

Aim We propose a novel approach that considers taxonomic uniqueness, functional
uniqueness and environmental uniqueness and show how it can be used in guiding …

Conservation of biodiversity in agroecosystems is a global challenge as conversion of forest
to agroecosystems has been one of the major causes for biodiversity loss through habitat …

In spite of many theoretical explanations, the plant richness pattern along the mountain
elevation gradient is still debatable. Here we considered East district of Sikkim state in the …

The Himalaya, the world's largest mountain chain, spans a wide variety of climates. Further,
different locations have historically experienced climatic perturbations to different degrees …

Simple Summary Elevation has a significant impact on the distribution of plant species.
However, the structure and distribution patterns of Himalayan vegetation are poorly …

Understanding the spatial patterns and the maintenance of biodiversity is a central target in
ecology and biogeography, which provide important insights into community assembly …

Studies on species richness patterns along elevation gradients are fascinating and gaining
attention. We compiled data from 118 studies of elevational gradients in a broad range of …