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High-elevation Biodiversity

High-Elevation Biodiversity is a scientific construct that denotes the variety and variability of life forms and ecological interactions occurring in terrestrial ecosystems situated at high elevations, distinguished by its focus on biological diversity shaped by extreme abiotic gradients, reduced atmospheric pressure, and spatial isolation above certain altitudinal thresholds.

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7.7K

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675

Authors

304

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2017–2026

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Publications

145

Impact of a Century of Climate Change on Small-Mammal Communities in Yosemite National Park, USA

Craig Moritz, James L. Patton, Chris J. Conroy et al. · Science · 2008 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Scale effects and human impact on the elevational species richness gradients

David Nogués‐Bravo, Miguel B. Araújo, Tom S. Romdal et al. · Nature · 2008 · 604 citations

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Climate change causes upslope shifts and mountaintop extirpations in a tropical bird community

Benjamin G. Freeman, Micah N. Scholer, Viviana Ruiz‐Gutiérrez et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2018 · 519 citations · Full text

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Topography‐driven isolation, speciation and a global increase of endemism with elevation

Manuel J. Steinbauer, Richard Field, John‐Arvid Grytnes et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography · 2016 · 382 citations · Full text

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Why mountains matter for biodiversity

Allison Perrigo, Carina Hoorn, Alexandre Antonelli · Journal of Biogeography · 2019 · 371 citations · Full text

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Authors

675

  1. CB
    Carl Beierkuhnlein

    University of Bayreuth, Germany

    3 publications · 460 citations

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  2. CH
    Carina Hoorn

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    3 publications · 442 citations

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  3. AA
    Alexandre Antonelli

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    3 publications · 442 citations

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  4. AP
    Allison Perrigo

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    3 publications · 442 citations

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  5. OR
    Ole R. Vetaas

    University of Bergen, Norway

    3 publications · 452 citations

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Institutions

304

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    41 publications

    1.9K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    652 citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    495 citations

  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    578 citations

  5. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    378 citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    7.2K citations

  7. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    468 citations

  8. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    884 citations

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Venues

  1. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research

    4 publications · 115 citations

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  2. Biodiversity and Conservation

    4 publications · 149 citations

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  3. PLoS ONE

    2 publications · 71 citations

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  4. Global Ecology and Biogeography

    3 publications · 559 citations

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  5. Diversity

    3 publications · 90 citations

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