The mid-domain effect of mountainous plants is determined by community life form and family flora on the Loess Plateau of China

Abstract The mid-domain effect (MDE) explains altitudinal patterns of species diversity of mountainous plants at different elevations. However, its application is limited by the species life form and family flora in different layers of plant communities. To verify the MDE hypothesis at the plant com...

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Main Authors: Manhou Xu, Rong Du, Xiaoli Li, Xiaohui Yang, Baogui Zhang, Xiuli Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90561-4