Safeguarding plants as seeds in ex situ collections is a cost effective element in an integrated plant conservation approach.The European Alps are a regional centre of plant diversity.Six institutions have established...Safeguarding plants as seeds in ex situ collections is a cost effective element in an integrated plant conservation approach.The European Alps are a regional centre of plant diversity.Six institutions have established a regional network covering the European Alps which will conserve at least 500 priority plant species and which will improve the conservation status of plant species in grassland communities in the subalpine,alpine and nival altitudinal belts.Targeted research will expand the knowledge of the ecology of target species.Public engagement activities will raise the awareness for the importance of specific conservation actions in the European Alps.展开更多
The relationship between species richness and elevation is a hot issue in ecology and has been documented extensively.It is widely accepted that area size can significantly affect this relationship and thus mask the e...The relationship between species richness and elevation is a hot issue in ecology and has been documented extensively.It is widely accepted that area size can significantly affect this relationship and thus mask the effects of other predictors.Despite the importance of the relationship between species richness and elevation while accounting for the area effect,it is insufficiently studied.Here,we evaluated area-corrected species richness patterns of all vascular plants as well as six vascular plant subgroups(seed plants,ferns,trees,shrubs,herbsand vines)along a tropical elevational gradient(Hainan Island,China).If assessed in equal-elevation bands,uncorrected species richness showed bell-shaped curves,while area-corrected species richness assessed in equal-area bands appeared to increase monotonically due to the small proportion of highlands on Hainan Island.The mid-domain effect(MDE) was significantly correlated with both uncorrected and area-corrected species richness.On Hainan Island,the use of equal-area elevational bands increased the explanatory power of MDE.These findings provide useful insights to adjust for the area effect and highlight the need to use equalarea bands along the elevational gradient.展开更多
基金funding from the David and Claudia Harding Foundation to ensure the survival of endangered plants and habitats in the European Alps
文摘Safeguarding plants as seeds in ex situ collections is a cost effective element in an integrated plant conservation approach.The European Alps are a regional centre of plant diversity.Six institutions have established a regional network covering the European Alps which will conserve at least 500 priority plant species and which will improve the conservation status of plant species in grassland communities in the subalpine,alpine and nival altitudinal belts.Targeted research will expand the knowledge of the ecology of target species.Public engagement activities will raise the awareness for the importance of specific conservation actions in the European Alps.
基金the support provided by the National Special Water Programs (Grant Nos. 2009ZX07210-009, 2015ZX07203-011, 2015ZX07204-007)the Department of Environmental Protection of Shandong Province (SDHBPJ-ZB-08)+2 种基金the ChinaScholarship Council (Grant No. 201306730020)the Chinese Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 39560023)Queen Mary University of London
文摘The relationship between species richness and elevation is a hot issue in ecology and has been documented extensively.It is widely accepted that area size can significantly affect this relationship and thus mask the effects of other predictors.Despite the importance of the relationship between species richness and elevation while accounting for the area effect,it is insufficiently studied.Here,we evaluated area-corrected species richness patterns of all vascular plants as well as six vascular plant subgroups(seed plants,ferns,trees,shrubs,herbsand vines)along a tropical elevational gradient(Hainan Island,China).If assessed in equal-elevation bands,uncorrected species richness showed bell-shaped curves,while area-corrected species richness assessed in equal-area bands appeared to increase monotonically due to the small proportion of highlands on Hainan Island.The mid-domain effect(MDE) was significantly correlated with both uncorrected and area-corrected species richness.On Hainan Island,the use of equal-area elevational bands increased the explanatory power of MDE.These findings provide useful insights to adjust for the area effect and highlight the need to use equalarea bands along the elevational gradient.
