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Ecological Gradients

Ecological Gradients is a theoretical construct in mountain ecology that represents a continuous, directional change in environmental conditions or species distributions along an altitudinal or latitudinal transect, distinguished from other ecological patterns by its emphasis on systematic variation driven by abiotic factors across space.

532

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39.6K

Citations

2.2K

Authors

958

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2017–2026

169

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Ecological Gradient

Parents

Publications

532

LEA: An R package for landscape and ecological association studies

Éric Frichot, Olivier François · Methods in Ecology and Evolution · 2015 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Global patterns of foliar nitrogen isotopes and their relationships with climate, mycorrhizal fungi, foliar nutrient concentrations, and nitrogen availability

Joseph M. Craine, Andrew J. Elmore, Marcos Pereira Marinho Aidar et al. · New Phytologist · 2009 · 914 citations · Full text

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Functional trait niches of North American lotic insects: traits-based ecological applications in light of phylogenetic relationships

N. LeRoy Poff, Julian D. Olden, Nicole K. M. Vieira et al. · Journal of the North American Benthological Society · 2006 · 888 citations · Full text

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FACILITATION AND COMPETITION ON GRADIENTS IN ALPINE PLANT COMMUNITIES

Philippe Choler, Richard Michalet, Ragan M. Callaway · Ecology · 2001 · 728 citations

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Community and Ecosystem Responses to Elevational Gradients: Processes, Mechanisms, and Insights for Global Change

Maja K. Sundqvist, Nathan J. Sanders, David A. Wardle · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics · 2013 · 695 citations

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Authors

2.2K

  1. TB
    Thomas B. Smith

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. SR
    Sergio Rasmann

    University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

    7 publications · 335 citations

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  3. JH
    Jani Heino

    Finnish Environment Institute, Finland

    6 publications · 431 citations

    6

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  4. RH
    Rune Halvorsen Økland

    University of Oslo, Norway

    5 publications · 264 citations

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  5. LP
    Loïc Pellissier

    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Switzerland

    5 publications · 280 citations

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Institutions

958

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    21 h-index

    104 publications

    10.4K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    21 h-index

    86 publications

    4.4K citations

  3. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    14 h-index

    38 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    4.1K citations

  5. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.9K citations

  6. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    26 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

    Birmensdorf, Switzerland

    9 h-index

    26 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    1.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Vegetation Science

    JVS · 21 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. Journal of Biogeography

    18 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. Molecular Ecology

    16 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. Ecology

    14 publications · 1.9K citations

    14

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  5. PLoS ONE

    18 publications · 894 citations

    14

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