Disentangling the role of environment in cross-taxon congruence of species richness along elevational gradients.

ABSTRACT: Spatial patterns of species richness have been found to be positively associated, a phenom called cross-taxon congruence. This may be explained by a common response to environment or by ecological interactions between taxa. Spatial changes in species richness are related to energy and environmental heterogeneity but their roles in cross-taxon congruence remain poorly explored. Elevational gradients provide a great opportunity to shed light on the underlying drivers of species richness patterns. We study the joint influence of environment and biotic interactions in shaping the cross-taxon congruence of plants and orthopterans species richness, along three elevational gradients in Sierras Grandes, central Argentina. Elevational patterns of species richness of orthopterans and plants were con

SUBMITTER: Ramos CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7907370 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature