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Mountain Biogeography

Mountain Biogeography is a subdiscipline of biogeography that focuses on the distribution, composition, and dynamics of biological communities in mountainous environments, distinguished by its emphasis on altitudinal gradients, topographic complexity, and the unique climatic and ecological conditions of high-elevation regions.

911

Publications

47.9K

Citations

2.6K

Authors

896

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

168

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Publications

911

The use of ‘altitude’ in ecological research

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

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Molecular evidence for glacial refugia of mountain plants in the European Alps

Peter Schönswetter, Ivana Stehlik, Rolf Holderegger et al. · Molecular Ecology · 2005 · 2.1K citations

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Uplift-driven diversification in the Hengduan Mountains, a temperate biodiversity hotspot

Yaowu Xing, Richard H. Ree · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2017 · 657 citations · Full text

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The biological importance of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania and Kenya

Neil Burgess, Thomas M. Butynski, Norbert J. Cordeiro et al. · Biological Conservation · 2006 · 589 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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1–5 of 911

Authors

2.6K

  1. CK
    Christian Körner

    University of Basel, Switzerland

    8 publications · 4.4K citations

    8

    h-index

  2. HS
    Hang Sun

    Kunming Institute of Botany, China

    8 publications · 620 citations

    8

    h-index

  3. HJ
    H. J. B. Birks

    University of Bergen, Norway

    7 publications · 331 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. TS
    Thomas Schmitt

    Universität Trier, Germany

    7 publications · 581 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. ES
    Eva Spehn

    University of Basel, Switzerland

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

    h-index

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Institutions

896

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    35 h-index

    274 publications

    15.1K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    19 h-index

    62 publications

    2.1K citations

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    17 h-index

    45 publications

    2.7K citations

  4. Kunming Institute of Botany

    Kunming, China

    12 h-index

    41 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

    11 h-index

    38 publications

    949 citations

  6. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography

    Ürümqi, China

    11 h-index

    39 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    2K citations

  8. University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    6.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Biogeography

    34 publications · 2.3K citations

    26

    h-index

  2. Mountain Research and Development

    22 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

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  3. Arctic and Alpine Research

    14 publications · 486 citations

    13

    h-index

  4. Ecology

    12 publications · 522 citations

    12

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  5. Journal of Mountain Science

    11 publications · 257 citations

    11

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