Climate and Topography: Explaining Range Sizes of Terrestrial Vertebrates

There is an enormous variation in the sizes of geographic ranges of individual species.Some large-range species can occupy habitats with area of more than 100 million km2,while some small-range species only occur in area of less than 100 m2.Understanding factors that influence geographic range sizes of

There is an enormous variation in the sizes of geographic ranges of individual species.Some large-range species can occupy habitats with area of more than 100 million km2,while some small-range species only occur in area of less than 100 m2.Understanding factors that influence geographic range sizes of speciesnot only can provide important insights into the mechanisms for the distribution of biodiversity, but also is crucial for predicting shifts in species ranges in response to climate change.