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Altitudinal Biodiversity Patterns

Altitudinal Biodiversity Patterns is a theoretical construct in biogeography that describes the systematic variation in species richness and composition along elevational gradients, distinguished by its explicit dependence on altitude as a primary driver of ecological and evolutionary processes shaping community assembly.

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510

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2017–2026

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283

The use of ‘altitude’ in ecological research

Christian Körner · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2007 · 3K citations

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The role of spatial scale and the perception of large‐scale species‐richness patterns

Carsten Rahbek · Ecology Letters · 2004 · 1.4K citations

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The Elevational Gradient in Altitudinal Range: An Extension of Rapoport's Latitudinal Rule to Altitude

George C. Stevens · The American Naturalist · 1992 · 940 citations

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Global analysis of bird elevational diversity

Christy M. McCain · Global Ecology and Biogeography · 2009 · 573 citations

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Precious heritage: the status of biodiversity in the United States

Choice Reviews Online · 2000 · 486 citations

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Authors

1K

  1. CM
    Christy M. McCain

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    6 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. MK
    Michael Kessler

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    5 publications · 490 citations

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  3. MR
    Michael R. Willig

    University of Connecticut, United States

    4 publications · 233 citations

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  4. YW
    Yongjie Wu

    Sichuan University, China

    4 publications · 226 citations

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  5. CR
    Carsten Rahbek

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    4 publications · 2.2K citations

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Institutions

510

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    18 h-index

    74 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    2.8K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    619 citations

  5. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    527 citations

  6. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    498 citations

  7. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    994 citations

  8. University of Bergen

    Bergen, Norway

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    2.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Biogeography

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Biodiversity and Conservation

    13 publications · 689 citations

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  3. Ecography

    10 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. Global Ecology and Biogeography

    7 publications · 1.7K citations

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  5. Journal of Tropical Ecology

    7 publications · 690 citations

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