Spatiotemporal patterns of anuran functional diversity in temperate montane forests.

ABSTRACT: Functional diversity is an integrative approach to better understand biodiversity across space and time. In the present study, we investigated the spatiotemporal patterns (i.e., elevation and season) and environmental determinants of anuran functional diversity on Tianping Mountain, northwest Hunan, China. Specifically, 10 transects were established from low (300 m a.s.l.) to high (1 492 m a.s.l.) elevations, and anuran communities were sampled in spring, early summer, midsummer, and autumn in 2017. Four functional diversity indices were computed for each transect in each season using ecomorphological functional traits. Our results demonstrated that these indices had contrasting responses to increasing elevations. However, they did not differ significantly among seasons in terms of tempora

SUBMITTER: Sun ZJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8317188 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature