The Importance of Including Soil Properties When Disentangling the Drivers of Species Richness: The Case of the Alpine Genus Saxifraga L. in China

The Importance of Including Soil Properties When Disentangling the Drivers of Species Richness: The Case of the Alpine Genus Saxifraga L. in China

Despite the numerous studies on the large-scale patterns of species richness, the spatial variation and determinants of species richness for the alpine plants are still an outstanding question and critical to future biodiversity conservation. The genus Saxifraga is a typical alpine plant group with...

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Main Authors: Lian Liu, Ying Xu, Yigong Tang, Weihua Du, Chen Shao, Jianyong Wu, Lina Zhao, Lei Zhang, Jianquan Liu, Xiaoting Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
alpine
habitat heterogeneity
rock cliff
Saxifraga
soil fertility
soil texture
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.00244/full

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