A5055934790- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Fern and Epiphyte Biology
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
University of Göttingen
2021-2024
Summary Despite the paramount role of plant diversity for ecosystem functioning, biogeochemical cycles, and human welfare, knowledge its global distribution is still incomplete, hampering basic research biodiversity conservation. Here, we used machine learning (random forests, extreme gradient boosting, neural networks) conventional statistical methods (generalized linear models generalized additive models) to test environment‐related hypotheses broad‐scale vascular gradients model predict...
Abstract Aim Vascular epiphytes are ubiquitous components of wet tropical forests where they contribute substantially to local and regional plant diversity. While some basic epiphyte distribution patterns relatively well studied, little effort has been made understand the drivers responsible for constraining their global distribution. This study quantifies substantial contribution gradients centres vascular diversity explores whether vary from terrestrial plants in relation contemporary...
Plant life and growth forms (shortened to 'plant forms') represent key functional strategies of plants in relation their environment provide important insights into the ecological constraints acting on distribution biodiversity. Despite importance, how spectra plant contribute global gradients diversity is unresolved. Using a novel dataset comprising > 295 000 species, we quantify contribution different vascular diversity. Furthermore, establish form distributions biogeographical regions are...
Assessing the distribution of geographically restricted and evolutionarily unique species their underlying drivers is key to understanding biogeographical processes critical for global conservation prioritization. Here, we quantified geographic phylogenetic endemism ~320,000 seed plants worldwide identified centers young (neoendemism) old (paleoendemism). Tropical subtropical islands as well tropical mountain regions displayed world's highest endemism. Most rainforest emerged paleoendemism,...
Abstract Aim Vascular epiphytes are ubiquitous features of wet tropical forests where they contribute substantially to local and regional plant diversity. While some basic epiphyte distribution patterns relatively well studied, little effort has been made understand the drivers responsible for constraining their global distribution. This study quantifies substantial contribution gradients centres vascular diversity explores whether vary from terrestrial plants in relation contemporary...
Summary Plant life and growth forms (shortened to ‘plant forms’) represent key functional strategies of plants in relation their environment provide important insights into the ecological constraints acting on distribution biodiversity. Despite importance, how spectra plant contribute global gradients diversity is unresolved. Using a novel dataset comprising >295,000 species, we quantify contribution different vascular diversity. Further, establish form distributions biogeographical...
Abstract Despite the paramount role of plant diversity for ecosystem functioning, biogeochemical cycles, and human welfare, knowledge its global distribution is incomplete, hampering basic research biodiversity conservation. Here, we used machine learning (random forests, extreme gradient boosting, neural networks) conventional statistical methods (generalised linear models, generalised additive models) to model species richness phylogenetic vascular plants worldwide based on 830 regional...
Abstract Assessing phylogenetic endemism, i.e., the distribution of geographically restricted and evolutionarily unique species, is key to understanding biogeographic patterns processes critical for global conservation planning. Here, we quantified geographic drivers endemism ~320,000 seed plants worldwide identified centers young (neoendemism) old (paleoendemism). Tropical subtropical islands Southern Hemisphere as well tropical mountainous regions displayed world’s highest endemism. moist...