Remote sensing has transformed the monitoring of life on Earth by revealing spatial and
temporal dimensions of biological diversity through structural, compositional and functional …

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 …

Agriculture and the exploitation of natural resources have transformed tropical mountain
ecosystems across the world, and the consequences of these transformations for …

Mountain ranges harbour exceptionally high biodiversity, which is now under threat from
rapid environmental change. However, despite decades of effort, the limited availability of …

Aim To quantify the effect of Pleistocene climate fluctuations on habitat connectivity across
páramos in the Northern Andes. Location Northern Andes. Methods The unique páramos …

Temperature is a primary driver of the distribution of biodiversity as well as of ecosystem
boundaries,. Declining temperature with increasing elevation in montane systems has long …

Tropical mountains are hot spots of biodiversity and endemism,,, but the evolutionary origins
of their unique biotas are poorly understood. In varying degrees, local and regional …

Aim To understand how functional traits and evolutionary history shape the geographic
distribution of plant life on Earth, we need to integrate high‐quality and global‐scale …

Species richness is greatest in the tropics, and much of this diversity is concentrated in
mountains. Janzen proposed that reduced seasonal temperature variation selects for …

Aim Alpine ecosystems differ in area, macroenvironment and biogeographical history across
the Earth, but the relationship between these factors and plant species richness is still …