Environmental and evolutionary factors jointly shape life-history trait diversity of terrestrial vertebrates across China.

ABSTRACT: Life-history traits represent evolutionary adaptations that mediate responses to external environments. Analyzing variation in these traits provides valuable insights into macroecological processes and supports the development of effective conservation and restoration strategies. However, large-scale biogeographic patterns in life-history trait diversity among terrestrial vertebrates remain insufficiently characterized, and the processes shaping these patterns are not well understood. This study integrated life-history and spatial distribution data for 2 334 terrestrial vertebrate species in China, including 398 amphibians, 211 reptiles, 541 mammals, and 1 184 birds, to evaluate spatial patterns of trait diversity and identify underlying drivers. Assemblages in South and Southwest China ex

SUBMITTER: Sun ZJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12780505 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature