Patterns and Geographical Mechanism of Altitudinal Belts in Tropical African Mountains.

ABSTRACT: Altitudinal belts exhibit substantial variation across the world's mountains in number, typology, combination patterns, and vertical range. However, the conditions under which specific belts occur and the climatic factors influencing their vertical range remain poorly understood. Therefore, this study focuses on tropical African mountains, which are characterized by massive volcanic cones, rich biodiversity, and complete altitudinal belt structure, as a representative region. We compiled 23 spectra of altitudinal belts from published literature for 10 representative tropical African mountains. Integrating climatic data of WorldClim V2.0 and topographic data from SRTM 90 m DEM, we investigated the vertical ranges and combination structures of altitudinal belts, and analyzed their relevant d

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12572827 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature